Programs

Health Law & Intellectual Property Degree Programs
The Seton Hall University School of Law program in Health Law provides its students with an exceptional education and insight into the diverse areas of health law and practice.
Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
Intellectual Property is vital to the technology-driven global economy. The Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology aims to educate and train the next generation of attorneys and professionals for the complex issues they will face in the 21st century.
Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy
The Center advances scholarship and recommendations on the complex legal, ethical, and policy questions posed by developments in the health and pharmaceutical arenas. The Center also provides educational programs and convenes leadership from diverse sectors in the search for solutions and common ground to inform public policy.
Health Care Compliance Certification Program
The Health Care Compliance Certification Program
is a multi-day educational program for compliance professionals and lawyers in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Faculty Colloquium Workshops
The Faculty Colloquium Workshops are integral to Seton Hall’s efforts to nurture a dynamic community of scholars and teachers. The Workshops allow Seton Hall to showcase the work of selected scholars from other universities and Seton Hall in a forum typified by vibrant interchange.
Center for Church-Related Nonprofit Corporations
The mission of the Seton Hall Law Center for Church-Related Nonprofit Corporations is to provide independent, scholarly applied legal research on issues of strategic importance for the long-term viability of religiously affiliated nonprofit corporations, primarily, but not exclusively, Roman Catholic affiliated charitable corporations.

Recent Posts

Ensuring that ‘Meaningful Use’ Translates to a Meaningful Experience for Providers and Consumers

Professor John Jacobi in The Wall Street Journal on the New Jersey veto of Health Insurance Exchanges and the possibility of compromise going forward

Of Drug and Device and a Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

First Circuit Finds Generic Drugmaker Had State Law Duty to Stop Selling Unsafe Drug

Benefit Concert for Africa Surgery in Morristown, NJ

Lower Cost, But at What Cost?

Models of Patient Safety

Tara Ragone on Medical Loss Ratio Rebates in New Jersey

Recommended Reading: The FDA on Its Post-2007 Safety Ramp-Up and Barbara Evans on the Ethics of FDA-Mandated Postmarketing Studies

CIAs: OIG’s Favorite Enforcement Tool

Risperdal: Low Hanging Fruit for States with Medicaid Deficits?

Rigid, Severe Penalties of FCAs On Full Display

Professor Ani Satz on ‘Making Health and Disability Law More Responsive to Lived Experience’

At Last, HHS Releases the Affordable Health Insurance Exchanges Rule

EMTALA and the Free Rider Problem

Recommended Reading

Why Defeating the Individual Mandate isn’t Much of a Victory for Individual Freedom

Risky Business

No mandate? OK, but be prepared to pay

Why Can’t We Analogize the Mandate?

Day 2, The Individual Mandate: Justice Kennedy Swings Again

Supreme Court ACA Hearings, Day One

U.S. Supreme Court Health Reform Litigation, the Individual Mandate, Anti-Injunction Act, Commerce Clause and Even The Militia Act

Is a For-Profit Structure a Viable Alternative for Catholic Health Care Ministry?

Kate Greenwood on American Law Journal TV Regarding Off-Label Promotion

Ruane v. Levy: Both Sides of the Bar Meet in Health Care Fraud and Abuse Class

Trip Report, Sierra Leone, Tom Johnson, Jr., Africa Surgery, Inc. (ASI)

Must-Read Articles on Drug Shortages

A New Insurance Product: Responsible Corporate Officer Defense Insurance

Of Princes, Paupers, and Physicians

Making Health and Disability Law More Responsive to Lived Experience

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Audio Presentations

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Hatch-Waxman "Pay for Delay Audio: Panelists included Michael Kades, Attorney Advisor, Federal Trade Commission; Charles A. Gallia, Counsel, Gibbons P.C.; Anastasia Winslow, Assistant General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb; and David Opderbeck, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology.
Hunt Lecture: From the original post: During his week-long visit to Seton Hall Law School, Paul Hunt, Professor of Law, University of Essex School of Law, provided several lectures to students and faculty ...Read More
Maizel Lecture: From the original post: A noted expert in the restructuring of health care business debts, both in and out of court, Sam Maizel treated Seton Hall to a one hour crash course on the fiscal crisis ...Read More
PPACA Discussion: From the original post: On Friday, April 9th, Seton Hall was treated to an expert round table discussion on the new health reform measures. Visiting professor Tim Greaney ...Read More
Kaiser
The Commonwealth Fund
- Measuring the Success of Medical Homes: Recommendations from the PCMH Evaluators' Collaborative
  There is an urgent need for rigorous data to strengthen the evidence base of the medical home model. In an effort to harness and share lessons from the many disparate medical home pilots and evaluations under way, The Commonwealth Fund established the Patient-Centered Medical Home Evaluators’ Collaborative in 2009.
- Achieving Better Quality of Care for Low-Income Populations: The Roles of Health Insurance and the Medical Home in Reducing Health Inequities
  A new analysis of the Commonwealth Fund 2010 Biennial Health Insurance Survey demonstrates that when low-income adults have both health insurance and a medical home, they are less likely to report cost-related access problems, more likely to be up-to-date with preventive screenings, and report greater satisfaction with the quality of their care.
- Recommended Core Measures for Evaluating the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Cost, Utilization, and Clinical Quality
  This Commonwealth Fund data brief describes how more than 70 researchers came together as part of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Evaluators’ Collaborative to identify a set of standardized measures to assess patient-centered medical homes.
- The World Health Report 2008—Primary Healthcare: How Wide Is the Gap Between Its Agenda and Implementation in 12 High-Income Health Systems?
  The authors of this Commonwealth Fund-supported study report on how the policy reforms set forth by the World Health Organization in 2008 are being implemented in 12 wealthy health systems.
- Guidelines International Network: Toward International Standards for Clinical Practice Guidelines
  The authors of this Commonwealth Fund-supported study identified some steps that can be taken by the Guidelines International Network to ensure that guideline development processes "are both rigorous and feasible even for modestly funded groups to implement."
RWJF Health Reform News
- GOP Shies Away from Offering Healthcare Reform Alternative
  Republicans might not offer a comprehensive plan to replace President Obama’s healthcare law if the Supreme Court strikes it down this summer.
- Study: Privately Insured Kids Get More Care in ED
  Emergency departments are required to treat everyone who comes through the doors, but that doesn’t mean they treat everyone the same way.
- Obesity, a New Kind of Smoke
  The war on smoking can help guide the nation’s fight against obesity. Trash food can be the cigarette.
- Have California Schools Cracked the Code on Obesity?
  When it comes to nutrition policy, we know about a lot of things that don’t work: Soda taxes and proximity to healthy foods, for example, have relatively shaky support in the public health literature.
- Type 2 Diabetes in Kids not Child’s Play
  If ever we needed a wake-up call on the state of American children’s health, consider the growing proliferation of Type 2 diabetes in our youth, as detailed in a study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
ACA Litigation Blog
NY Times Health Policy
- Catholics File Suits on Contraceptive Coverage
  Forty-three groups are challenging the Obama administration’s rule that employees receive health insurance coverage for contraception.
- A Long View on Health Care: Think Like an Investor
  A conversation with the economist Dana Goldman, who believes that prevention should drive health care reimbursement.
- Army to Review Its Psychiatric Evaluation Process
  Congress put pressure on the military after hearing complaints about reversed diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- F.D.A. Panel Backs Easier Home H.I.V. Test
  An advisory body recommended that the Food and Drug Administration approve the OraQuick test, which uses a mouth swab to give a result in 20 minutes.
- Romney Medicare Plan Draws Stark Contrast With Obama’s
  Mitt Romney says President Obama has no workable plan to prevent Medicare from going bankrupt, and that he is offering “a dramatic change in perspective and philosophy.”
WaPo Health
- President’s Council on Fitness backs Wii, Kinect and other video games
  We called it “the devil’s machine” in my house, and the Faustian bargain we struck over that first Nintendo 64 would have impressed Lucifer himself. We bought it for my son when he was perhaps 7; it provided countless hours of contentment for him and an equal measure of downtime for Mom and Dad. Read full article >>
- The struggles of D.C. area yoga studios
  The deal with yoga in Washington is getting kind of complicated. If it’s a bargain you’re after, that’s not hard to find, especially with DC Yoga Week starting Sunday. Now in its seventh year, the event is eight days of free and $5 classes at 24 studios across the area. (This year, Maryland and Virginia studios are taking part, too.) And any other wee […]
- Spin/yoga classes find balance of body and mind
  It seems as though we are always struggling for balance in our lives. Work or play? Spend or save? Eat that doughnut or save those calories? The same is true for our fitness regimens. Everyone from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to your physician wants you to mix cardiovascular workouts with strength training, stretching and balance drills. […]
- Alternative bachelorette parties: trapeze, ballet barre, ropes course and more
  The morning after 25-year-old Nicki Bonebrake’s bachelorette party two weeks ago, she could barely get out of bed. The problem wasn’t that the Gaithersburg resident had stayed out all night with her friends — although she had. It was that her body was still dealing with the fact that she’d spent the previous morning learning the art of flying trapez […]
- 5 so-called health foods you should avoid
  Eating healthy can be harder than you think, thanks to an enterprising food industry that wants us to consume more than we need. That’s because our country’s agricultural system produces twice what most people require, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. This encourages creative marketing to unload the excess, […]
Fierce Healthcare
- Three new rules for biopharma collaborations
  Last week I moderated a panel called "The New Rules of Partnerships and Collaborations" at the Convergence East conference on Cape Cod, and the experience gave me a chance to probe some of the biopharma industry's top dealmakers about their preferences and prejudices going into talks with other companies. I've decided to write down three […]
- New study confirms worst fears about Merck's HIV vaccine
  Five years ago Merck ($MRK) investigators stunned everyone working in the AIDS research field with the news that they were abruptly halting a study of a prospective HIV vaccine after the data began to make clear that it wasn't only failing to guard against the virus, but appeared to increase the risk of becoming infected. Now researchers have followed u […]
- Mohr Davidow's Siegel tapped to run $6B GE health tech initiative
  Mohr Davidow Ventures' Sue Siegel, the former president of Affymetrix ($AFFX), is leaving the venture group to take the reins at GE's $6 billion healthymagination project. An expert in tech platforms and molecular diagnostics, Siegel brings considerable experience in the personalized medicine field to the task. Mohr Davidow, Kleiner Perkins and oth […]
- FDA staff backs J&J's Xarelto for heart condition
  As Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) builds the blockbuster pedigree of Xarelto, an FDA reviewer has given the thumbs-up to the new clot-busting drug as a treatment for the heart problem known as acute coronary syndrome. The staffers' recommendation of approval comes ahead of Wednesday's advisory committee meeting on the expanded use of J&J and Ba […]
- iPierian salvages new game plan after stem cell tech loses its sizzle
  South San Francisco-based iPierian was never short of brainpower. It quickly attracted some of the top minds in stem cell research--as well as A-list financial backers--at a time when the field had turned sizzling hot, earning a Fierce 15 award in 2010 for its innovative approach. But after failing to find a commercial footing for its development technology, […]
- AstraZeneca pulling out all stops in R&D deal frenzy
  AstraZeneca R&D chief Martin Mackay isn't going to let something like the sudden departure of the CEO interfere with his busy deal-making plans. In an interview with the Financial Times, he trotted out a roster of activities on his to-do list, ranging from in-licensing more programs, buying small biotechs, partnering with rivals and possibly coming […]
- User fee legislation promises better access, speedier reviews at FDA
  Bipartisanship is a rare sight in Congress these days, but a top tier of politicos in Washington D.C. says they've managed to hit the sweet spot with new user fee legislation being taken up by the Senate this week. That note of harmony is likely to sing the bill through to passage, triggering promises of significant improvements related to FDA access an […]
- Cancer Genetics' IPO delayed amid Facebook frenzy
  Cancer Genetics has nixed plans to launch an initial public offering this week, having planned to raise $48 million to advance a pipeline of molecular diagnostics for cancer, Renaissance Capital reported Thursday. Last week Rib-X Pharmaceuticals delayed its own IPO, following a history of biotechs struggling to trade their shares on the public market. Seekin […]
- The R&D revolution wants you
  Over the last few years, the whole drug R&D ecosystem has been undergoing a sea change. Productivity in R&D on the Big Pharma side of the equation has been abysmal. And on the biotech side the emphasis has been on capital efficiency and cutting-edge innovation--which don't necessarily go hand in hand. As a result of these forces, we're se […]
- Massachusetts plants seed for new biotech destination
  With plans to kick-start a bumper crop of biotech activity in Fall River, MA, Massachusetts officials are touting plans for a $28 million biotech facility in the southeastern part of the Bay State. Plans call for the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing to attract a host of startups and companies that will hopefully put the small city on the biotec […]
Boston Globe Health Blog
- MIT professor wins prestigious chemistry prize
  By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff Robert Langer, a biomedical engineer at MIT best known for his contributions in the fields of tissue engineering and drug delivery, has been named the winner of the 2012 Priestley Medal, a prestigious prize...
- Daily check up: New York Times points to Mass. public opinion on health care mandate as a model
  In an editorial today, the Times says support for the national mandate could follow the recent trend in Mass. and grow
- Brigham and Women's performs face transplant on woman mauled by chimp
  Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff Photo Steve Nash, brother of Charla Nash, who received a full face transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital late last month, appeared at a press conference today with his wife, Kate. Charla Nash did not...
- Poll: Public supports mandatory physical education
  In a survey of 501 Mass. residents, 87 percent said the state should require 30 min. of physical activity each school day
- Immigrant health care back in court
  Immigrant advocates had hoped for a quick decision, but the state plans to file a motion that would delay the process
LA Times Health Blog
- Future heart-health alarm rises with new statistics on kids
  American adolescents already carry a heavy burden of future heart disease risk, and while obesity has contributed mightily to their poorer health prospects, normal-weight kids are by no means off the hook, a study produced by the Centers for Disease Control says.
- Prostate cancer and the PSA test: It's hard to understand risk
  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidelines for prostate cancer screening — urging doctors not to use the popular PSA test to detect the disease.
- Listening to loud music linked with pot use, unsafe sex, study says
  Warning: Music may be hazardous to your health.
Health Affairs Blog
- Implementing Health Reform: The Premium Tax Credit Final Rule
  At the heart of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care reforms are the premium tax credits, which will extend health insurance coverage to 18 million lower and middle-income Americans. The idea of using tax credits to purchase private health insurance for the uninsured is one of a number of the historically conservative policy positions [...]
- How The ACA Would Have Cut 2001-08 Out-Of-Pocket Spending Under Individual Coverage
  Currently, individual health insurance typically has less generous benefits than employment-related insurance. However, under the Affordable Care Act, individual insurance will probably become more generous and more like employment-related insurance. For a Health Affairs May 16 Web First study, Steven Hill of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality co […]
- Medicare Physician Payment: A Hollow Victory For The RUC
  On May 9th, William Nickerson, Senior Judge in the Southern Maryland Federal District Court, issued a 15 page ruling against the six Augusta, GA primary care physician plaintiffs who challenged HHS’ and CMS’ longstanding relationship with the American Medical Association’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC). The opinion did not weigh the subst […]
- Implementing Health Reform: State-Based, Partnership, And Federally Facilitated Exchanges
  On May 16, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services moved three steps closer to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, which will happen on January 1, 2014. First, HHS announced the award of 5 new level 1 exchange establishment grants (Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, and Tennessee) and one [...]
- Remembering Larry Lewin: A Legacy Of Accomplishment And Mentorship
  On April 29, 2012, four days after his 74th birthday, Larry Lewin (pictured below) died from complications of an underlying cancer. The funeral was May 1 and his wife, Marion asked me to speak briefly about his professional life. What follows is adapted from those remarks. It will be obvious that anyone who knew Larry [...]

Center News, Programs & Papers

Making Health and Disability Law More Responsive to Lived Experience

Livestream Podcast, Seton Hall Law Review ACO Symposium

Symposium: Implementing the Affordable Care Act: What Role for Accountable Care Organizations?

Distinguished Guest Practitioner Mark Swearingen Lectures on Trends in Healthcare Law Enforcement

Online Graduate Certificate Program in Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law to Begin in May 2011

New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health and Senior Services Discusses Medical Marijuana and Two Other Regulatory “Case Studies” at Seton Hall Law

The Limits of Disclosure as a Response to Finanacial Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research

Fourth Annual Student Health Law Conference To Be Held at Seton Hall Law on October 22nd

Seton Hall University School of Law Launches European Healthcare Compliance Certification Programme in Paris

Seton Hall Law Announces Frank Pasquale as the Schering-Plough Professor in Health Care Regulation and Enforcement

Former UN Special Rapporteur Paul Hunt on International Law & Health as a Human Right & the Human Rights Responsibilities of Pharmaceutical Companies

Recording of Sam Maizel’s Discussion of Distressed Hospitals

Recording of Professors Tim Greaney, John Jacobi, Frank Pasquale, and Sidney Watson Discussing Health Reform

Seton Hall Announces Summer Study Abroad International Health Law Program

Online Graduate Certificate Program in Health & Hospital Law to Launch in April 2010

Seton Hall Law School’s Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy Issues White Paper Calling for Major Reforms in the Financing and Oversight of Clinical Research

Risks to Directors and Trustees of Health Care & Life Sciences Companies: Corporate Compliance in a Distressed Economy

Third Annual Student Health Law Conference, Friday, October 16th at Seton Hall Law

Position Paper In Support of the “New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act”

Seton Hall Law School’s Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy Releases White Paper Recommending Reform of Drug and Device Promotion

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