Week 1 (Aug. 21 – 25, 2023) Introduction 

Required reading

Review the Health Law I course syllabus (*please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions!) 

Required Casebook Reading:

Chapter 1 (Health Law casebook) 

                        Evolving Themes & Values--pages 1-31 

Additional Required Articles: 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/02/1191446579/doctors-have-their-own-diagnosis-moral-distress-from-an-inhumane-health-system 

https://www.news-medical.net/health/Healthcare-Systems-Around-the-World.aspx 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/health/us-health-care-spending-global-perspective/index.html 

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2022 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/health/us-health-care-poll-gallup/index.html 

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/best-healthcare-in-the-world 

Watch: “Sick Around the World” on Frontline, April 15, 2008 (56 minutes), available at 

                        https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/sickaroundtheworld/ 

Assignments in Blackboard: 

Journal Entry: Due Monday, August 28 by 11:59PM 

Discussion Board Post: Due Monday, August 28 by 11:59PM