Health Law & Policy Program
The Legal Impact: Roe, PHE Ending, and Transparency
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Professor Lucy Hodder gives a roundup of health law news including Justice Alito's leaked opinion on abortion, the ending of the public health emergency, and healthcare cost transparency. Read More
The Legal Impact: Escape from COVID-19
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Professor Lucy Hodder, our resident health law and policy expert, breaks down the Biden administrations push to use OSHA to mandate vaccines and testing, as well as complex nature of getting more people vaccinated. Read More
The Legal Impact: Healthcare Sustainability - Perspectives on Cost, Affordability, and Access
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Listen to the recording of the June 16, 2021 event "Healthcare Sustainability: Perspectives on Cost, Affordability, and Access," hosted by UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and the Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Support for this event provided by the Endowment for Health. Read More
The Purdue Pharma Settlement
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Professor Lucy Hodder breaks down the settlement Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, reached with the US Department of Justice and how some state attorney generals are not happy with this result. Read More
How has COVID-19 Shifted the Health Care Landscape in NH?
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Professor Lucy Hodder discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the healthcare landscape for New Hampshire consumers, healthcare providers, and government policy makers. Read More
State Response to Outbreaks
Thursday, February 27, 2020
With the worldwide spreading of the coronavirus, Professor Lucy Hodder discusses the response the US federal government and states can take to contain disease outbreaks, especially using emergency response powers. Read More