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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. 50, Spring Symposium


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
Symposium Editor, Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

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

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

9 :15 - 9:20 a.m.

Moderator's Ground Rules

Jacob Elberg
Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Center for Health and Pharmaceutical 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

Speaker 1:
Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University School of Law & Boston University School of Public Health

Speaker 2:
Renée Landers, Suffolk University Boston

Speaker 3:
Erin Fuse Brown, Brown University School of Public Health

Speaker 4:
Sidney Watson, 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

Speaker:
Abbe Gluck, Yale Law School, Yale Medical School

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

Speaker 1:
Christina Ho, Rutgers Law School

Speaker 2:
Mary Beth Musumeci, George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health

Speaker 3:
Lindsay Wiley, UCLA Law

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Panel 3: How the ACA Addressed Social Determinants of Health

Speaker 1:
Wendy Parmet, Northeastern University School of Law

Speaker 2:
Yael Cannon, Georgetown Law

Speaker 3:
Matthew Lawrence, Emory University School of Law

4:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks

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

Julia Ruch
Editor-in-Chief, Seton Hall 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).