Health Law, Policy & Management.

HLPM Research
Our research aims to explain the causes of inequities in health and health care, and recommend interventions, laws and policies to reduce them.
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Medicaid Policy Lab

A one-of-a-kind unit evaluating the impacts of policy changes and innovative care delivery models on health insurance coverage, access to care, quality of care, and health outcomes to advance health equity.

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Affiliated Degrees

MPH

As part of Boston University’s on-campus Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, you will choose at least one Functional Certificate as your area of concentration, building upon your interests, strengths and career goals.
Health Policy & Law Functional MPH Certificate
Health Care Management Functional MPH Certificate
Human Rights and Social Justice Context MPH Certificate

MS in Population Health Research: Translation and Implementation Science
PhD in Health Services and Policy Research
DrPH
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Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights

The School-wide Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights (CLER) bridges the gap between public health’s expanding scope and the capacity of academic programs to offer research, education, and advocacy in law, ethics, and human rights.

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Recent Department News

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Latest Publications

  • Published On 12/3/2025Changes in the Proportion of Office-Based Child and Adolescent Physician Visits Addressing Mental Health, 2005-2019.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)read at PubMed
  • Published On 12/1/2025Runaway Polarization Is Making Us Sick; Social Science Could Offer an Antidote.Journal of health politics, policy and lawread at PubMed
  • Published On 12/1/2025LGBTQ+ Health, Policy, and Politics: Advances, Challenges, and Potential Opportunities.Journal of health politics, policy and lawread at PubMed
  • Published On 11/25/2025Effect of tobacco sales bans on retail sales in Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, USA: a synthetic difference-in-differences analysis.Tobacco controlread at PubMed
  • Published On 11/10/2025Women''s Perspectives on the Influence of Intimate Partner Violence on Substance Use Disorder Recovery and Associated Service Needs.Women''s health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women''s Healthread at PubMed

Recent media coverage

Newsweek

1.6 Million Americans Removed from Health Care Plan Under Trump Admin

Quotes Paul Shafer, associate professor of health law, policy & management. 

The Herald News

MA Seeks Solution to Decline in Number of Primary Care Doctors

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management. 

ABC News

MAHA Idealism Meets Political Reality as RFK Jr. Attempts to Wrangle a Growing Movement

Quotes Matthew Motta, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

AP

MAHA Idealism Meets Political Reality as RFK Jr. Attempts to Wrangle a Growing Movement

Quotes Matthew Motta, associate professor of health law, policy & management. 

Inc.

Mark Cuban-Backed Boozy Juice Box Brand Is About to Get a Massive Payday from a Struggling Beer Giant

Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management. 
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