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How Can the Health Law and Policy Programs Enhance My Expertise?

Given the current challenges in the health system and the trillions of dollars invested in the industry, now is the time to stand out as a professional with a command of health care compliance. Earn your master’s in health policy and law and you can:

  • Establish your role as an adept counsel in legal and business issues.
  • Expand your understanding of how health care and the legal profession are integrated.
  • Learn about critical issues shaping decision-making, patient care and the business of health care.
  • Gain the respect of attorneys, physicians, business people and bureaucrats.
  • Develop your communication skills and articulate legal concepts in a health care context.
  • Gain confidence as a critical thinker, writer and speaker in the health law realm.
  • Build your network by collaborating with experts from the health and legal professions.

A Growing Field

The Affordable Care Act generated 1 million jobs and millions of new patients.

Of course, it also generated thousands of new regulations and policies. Working in health care is more complicated than ever before. That’s why those who have command of health law and policy have never been more valued.

Sampling of Where Our Graduates Have Worked

Aetna CVS Health

Allergan

Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield

Atria Senior Living

Bay Area Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health, 
Cincinnati OH

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

Centers for Disease Control

Child Life Pediatrics

Cigna Healthcare

Coney Island Hospital

Dean Health Plan Inc.

Department of Veterans Affairs

Holzer Center for Cancer Care

Humana Inc.

Jamaica Hospital

John Hopkins Comm. Hospital

Kaiser Permanente Health System

LIJ Medical Center

Massapequa Dermatology

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York City Coalition Against Hunger (SNAP benefits)

Northwell Health

New York State Office of Temporary Disability Assistance

Pro-Choice Maryland

Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)

Start-up Africa Newark

Stony Brook University, SUNY

United States Navy

University of Utah Medical Center

Innovative Learning for a Healthier Tomorrow

Now more than ever, the country needs motivated leaders who are ready to shape the future of the health care system. Take a closer look at Hofstra Law to see how you can earn a law degree that will make you part of the cure.

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