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Seton Hall Legislative Journal Symposium

The Fifteenth Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: A Health Equity Review

Seton Hall Legislative Journal, Vol. 49 Symposium No. 2


Seton Hall University School of Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy and the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law are co-hosting a Spring Symposium on the Affordable Care Act. This Symposium will focus on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on health equity. Panels will analyze how key Affordable Care Act provisions advanced population health equity, targeted discriminatory practices, and addressed social detriments of health. This in-person event will be hosted at Seton Hall University School of Law’s campus in Newark, NJ. CLE credits in NJ and PA are available for attendees.

When

Friday, March 14, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. − 4:00 p.m. EST.

Where

The Larson Auditorium
Seton Hall University School of Law
1109 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102

Registration Cost

Free for current Seton Hall Law students, faculty, staff, and others.

CLE Credit Available

New Jersey: 6 CLE credits (All General)

New York: Reciprocity based on NJ credit allocation

Pennsylvania: 5 CLE credits (All Substantive)

CLE Materials Available Soon

Registration

Register to Attend

Agenda

8:00 - 9 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome Greetings

Joe Keller

Joe Keller
Symposium Editor,
Seton Hall Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

Doron Dorfman

Doron Dorfman
Professor of Law and Faculty Advisor to the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy,
Seton Hall University School of Law

Ron Weich

Ronald Weich
Dean and Professor of Law,
Seton Hall University School of Law

9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Panel 1: The Impact of Key Affordable Care Act Provisions on Population Health Equity

Jacob Elberg

Moderator: Jacob Elberg
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law,
Seton Hall University School of Law

Nicole Huberfeld

Nicole Huberfeld
Professor of Law,
Boston University School of Law & Boston University School of Public Health

Renee Landers

Renée Landers
Professor of Law,
Suffolk University Boston

Erin Fuse Brown

Erin Fuse Brown
Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice,
Brown University School of Public Health

Sidney Watson

Sidney Watson
Scholar in Residence and Professor of Law,
Saint Louis University School of Law

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

A Conversation with Abbe Gluck: Dissecting the Affordable Care Act's Impact on Patients and the Health Care Industry

Abbe Gluck

Abbe Gluck
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy,
Yale Law School

Professor of Internal Medicine,
Yale Law School of Medicine

11:45 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch (Rodino Center Reading Room)

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Panel 2: How Section 1557 Promotes Health Equity

Doron Dorfman

Moderator: Doron Dorfman
Professor of Law and Symposium Faculty Advisor,
Seton Hall University School of Law

Christina Ho

Christina Ho
Professor of Law,
Rutgers Law School

MaryBeth Musumeci

MaryBeth Musumeci
Associate Teaching Professor of Health Policy and Management,
George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health

Lindsay Wiley

Lindsay Wiley
Professor of Law,
UCLA Law

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 - 4:00 p.m.

Panel 3: How the ACA Addressed Social Determinants of Health

John Jacobi

Moderator: John Jacobi
Dorothea Dix Professor of Health Law & Policy,
Seton Hall University School of Law

Wendy Parmet

Wendy Parmet
Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Center for Health Policy and Law,
Northeastern University School of Law

Yael Cannon

Yael Cannon
Associate Professor of Law,
Georgetown Law

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence
Associate Professor of Law,
Emory University School of Law

4:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Joe Keller

Joe Keller
Symposium Editor,
Seton Hall Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

Julia Ruch

Julia Ruch
Editor-in-Chief,
Seton Hall Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

 

Transportation and Parking Information

Seton Hall University School of Law is about a 1.5 block walk from Newark Penn Station if commuting in by train (NJ Transit, PATH, Newark City Subway, AMTRAK) or bus (NJ Transit bus). The law school is also easily accessible by car. Paid garage parking is available adjacent to the Law School located at LAZ Parking – One Newark Center Parking Garage (42 Mulberry Street, Newark NJ).