This course will provide a survey of issues related to health law. Students will learn about the distinct nature of the health care market and how it raises the potential need for legal intervention. The course will touch on the duties arising from the provider-patient relationship and the liability of providers and health care organizations. Students will explore the structure and weaknesses of health care and insurance markets, the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the ongoing litigation surrounding the PPACA, and some new health care reform proposals. Other topics include an overview of the main tools used to control fraud and abuse of public programs as well as selected issues in bioethics. Students will leave with an understanding of the inherent conflict in the current healthcare system, tools for addressing these market failures (both already implemented and potential), and current controversies in this field.