Overview
Law and Ethics in Healthcare
Week 6 Learning Resources
Required Readings
· Pozgar, G. D. (2024). Legal and ethical issues for health professionals (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 7, “Government Ethics and the Law” (pp. 208–215)
· Wilensky, S. E., & Teitelbaum, J. B. (2023). Essentials of health policy and law (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 1, “Understanding the Role of and Conceptualizing Health Policy and Law” (pp. 3–8)
· Chapter 2, “Policy and the Policymaking Process” (pp. 11–30)
· Chapter 11, “Health Reform and the Affordable Care Act” (pp. 243–290)
· American College of Healthcare Executives. (2023, December 5). Code of ethics Links to an external site. . https://www.ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics/ache-code-of-ethics
· Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (2021, July 20). ACA survives legal challenge, protecting coverage for tens of millions Links to an external site. . https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/suit-challenging-aca-legally-suspect-but-threatens-loss-of-coverage-for-millions
· Gruber, J., & Sommers, B. D. (2019, June). The affordable care act’s effects on patients, providers, and the economy: What we’ve learned so farLinks to an external site. . Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 38(4), 1028–1052. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22158
· KFF.org. (2011). Timeline: History of health reform in the U.S .Links to an external site. https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/5-02-13-history-of-health-reform.pdf