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 6/4/2026Impact of a Telehealth Navigator Intervention on Hypertension Control Among Black Patients Served by Federally Qualified Health Centers.Journal of general internal medicineread at PubMed
  • Published On 6/1/2026Improved agreement between in-hospital and time-delimited mortality by including hospice discharges.Annals of the American Thoracic Societyread at PubMed
  • Published On 6/1/2026Public Risk Perceptions and Policy Attitudes Toward Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.Journal of health politics, policy and lawread at PubMed
  • Published On 5/29/2026Association of continuous Medicaid eligibility with postpartum coverage and opioid use disorder treatmentAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicineread at Custom
  • Published On 5/29/2026Patient- and Physician-Identified Considerations for Clinical Implementation of a New Risk-Based Prediction Tool to Guide Surveillance Mammography in Breast Cancer Survivors.JCO oncology practiceread at PubMed

Recent media coverage

The Boston Globe

Dropped Health Insurance Affects Children

Article written by Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, research associate professor of health law, policy & management. 

Bloomberg

The Broken Backbone of America’s Healthcare System

Quotes Timothy Callaghan, associate professor of health law, policy & management. 

The Boston Globe

Tufts Medicine Reports $46 Million Losses, but Some See Signs of Stability

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

Business Insider

Doctors Say You Can Calm Down About Your Cortisol

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

U.S. News & World Report

Many U.S. College Students with Psychosis Are Not Receiving Treatment

Quotes Clara Godoy-Henderson, PhD candidate in health services and policy research. 
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