Conferences

THE CENTER FOR HEALTH LAW STUDIES

Saint Louis University's nationally recognized Center for Health Law Studies represents the School’s commitment to heightened and sustained contributions to education, research, policy analysis, publications and service. The Center utilizes the considerable expertise the School has developed over the past twenty years of Health Law teaching and research. The Center, in cooperation with the American Health Lawyers Association, publishes the Journal of Health Law. The Saint Louis University Law Journal publishes an annual Health Law Symposium issue based on the proceedings of the Center's health law conference which takes place each spring. The School of Law sponsors dual degree programs in Health Administration (J.D./M.H.A.) and Public Health (J.D./M.P.H.) and offers an LL.M. in Health Law. Graduates of both the J.D. and LL.M. programs are employed at health law departments of major firms, in the U.S. government, and trade associations around the country.

Health Law Symposium Schedule:

8:30 a.m. Welcome

Jeffrey E. Lewis
Dean and Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law 

Jesse A. Goldner
Director, Center for Health Law Studies,
Saint Louis University School of Law

9 a.m. Medicaid’s Place in American Health Policy, 
Then and Now
Sarah Rosenbaum
Harold & Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, George Washington University Medical Center

Commentator:
Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Newton D. Baker, Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law, The Ohio State University School of Law

10:15 a.m. Break 

10:30 a.m. Eligibility: Expansion or Retrenchment

Joel Ferber
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri 
John Jacobi
Professor, Seton Hall Law School
Cindy Mann
Director, HCFA, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Medicaid Family and Children’s Health Program Group 

Moderator/Commentator:

Dwight Fine
Senior Vice President, Governmental Relations
Missouri Hospital Association

12:15 p.m. Lunch
Concurrent Sessions
A. Transfers of Assets and Nursing Home Benefits
Barbara Gilchrist
Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Saint Louis University

B. State Initiatives in Medicaid Fraud Prosecution
Philippa Barrett
Assistant Attorney General, State of Missouri Medicaid Fraud
Control Unit

1:30 p.m. Delivering Services: Tensions in Transitions
Jane Perkins
Director of Legal Affairs, National Health Law Program
Sidney Watson
Visiting Professor of Law, Saint Louis University
Susan Nestor
Senior Vice President, Ascension Health

3:15 a.m. Break 

3:30 p.m. The Future of Medicaid
Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Newton D. Baker, Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law, 
The Ohio State University School of Law

Cindy Mann
Director, HCFA, Center for Medicaid and State Operations,
Medicaid Family and Children’s Health Program Group

Sarah Rosenbaum
Harold & Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, 
George Washington University Medical Center

Sidney Watson
Visiting Professor of Law, Saint Louis University

4:15 Adjournment

General Information

Symposium Location: 

Saint Louis University School of Law
3700 Lindell Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63108

Continuing Legal Education:

Saint Louis University School of Law is an accredited Sponsor of CLE in Missouri. This program qualifies for 8.1 credit hours. Registration CLE credit requires payment of $20 for administrative costs and should be included with your registration form.

Parking:

Parking is available in the Laclede Parking Garage located on Laclede Blvd. between Spring Ave. and Grand Blvd. Click here For Directions to the Law School

Lunch:

Lunch will be available on-site with payment of $10 in advance. 

Registration:

This conference is offered as a public service by the Saint Louis University School of Law. It is supported by the endowment of the Center for Health Law Studies. There is no registration fee. Space may be limited, however, and advance registration is required. 
If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us at the contact info below at least two weeks prior to the program.