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The Health Law & Policy Institute (HLPI)

at the University of Houston Law Center

TURN ON THE TELEVISION; PICK UP YOUR PHONE; SEARCH THE WEB. All will confirm the
importance of health law and policy issues in the world around us. As the debates continue,

leaders in government and private industry must rely on legal scholars to inform and refine
their perspectives. HLPI has advanced the understanding of health law issues and provided
guidance for significant policy decisions affecting health care for over four decades.

On the campus of the University of Houston Law Center, HLPI engages in teaching,

The UH Law Center’s research, and service related to health law and policy. Beyond the University, HLPI
maintains connections with academic and health institutions locally, nationally, and around
Health Law program is the world.

tied for #7 in the 2023
HLPI’s concentrations are as varied as the topics in health care, one of the fastest growing
U.S. News & World Report. areas of the economy. They include biotechnology, public health, electronic medical records,

health care reform, genetics, bioethics, disability rights, health care finance, health insurance,
HLPI has been ranked
end-of-life issues, corporate transactions, health care fraud and abuse, children’s health,
consistently among hospital law and ethics, health legislation, regulation of health care, Medicaid, and Medicare.

the top 10 programs in
The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One University. The UH Law
the country for the Center has been cited as one of the best values in legal education today. We are the leading

law school in the nation’s fourth-largest city, and our health law curriculum is among the
last 28 years. broadest offered in the Southwest.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

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