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Competition in the Healthcare Industry (LAWS90085)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
October
Lecturers
Mr Nick Taylor, Coordinator
Ms Toby G Singer
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Governments strive to constrain runaway health care costs through competitive markets. This can be lucrative for private players and competition authorities are increasingly called upon to investigate commercial practices in the health care industry. The competition analysis must still take account of significant government and philanthropic service providers. Further, health care markets are susceptible to market failure due to information asymmetries, adverse selection, moral hazard and principal-agent problems. This subject explores the application of competition law to a broad range of such health care markets in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, with insights that will be generalisable to many other jurisdictions.
The teachers in the subject are from leading international law firm Jones Day and have many years of experience specialising in the application of competition law to the health care sector, advising clients and government agencies, and training government officials.
Principal topics include:
- Introduction to competition law and economic concepts in the context of the healthcare industry
- Health professionals and competition law
- Private health care facilities and competition law
- Public health care facilities and competition law
- Health insurance and competition law
- Competition issues arising from intellectual property protections and therapeutic good approval requirements
- Industry self-regulation and participation in government processes.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have the specialist knowledge and skills to be able to identify when competition law issues arise across the healthcare industry
- Have an advanced understanding of the types of business structures that could and are used in the healthcare industry and be able to delineate the boundaries of when competition law does/ does not apply
- Be able to perform a sophisticated assessment of competition law risks associated with particular conduct in the healthcare industry
- Have a sophisticated grasp on how healthcare related commercial and regulatory aims can be achieved in compliance with competition law
- Have the necessary tools to critically analyse and advise governments, regulators and commercial entities in the healthcare field on the full range of competition law issues relevant to their objectives and affecting their activities.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Melbourne Law Masters Students: None
JD Students: Successful completion of the below subject:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS50063 | Competition Law |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students will benefit from general background in competition law, either by way of prior studies or work experience.
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Class participation (10%)
- Take-home examination (5,000 - 6,000 words) (90%) (8 - 11 December 2017)
A minimum of 75% attendance is a hurdle requirement.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- October
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 29-33 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 25 September 2017 Teaching period 23 October 2017 to 27 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 30 June 2017 Census date 23 October 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 November 2017 Assessment period ends 11 December 2017 October contact information
Lecturers
Mr Nick Taylor, Coordinator
Ms Toby G SingerEmail: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
136-150 hours The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students. Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Specialist printed materials will be made available free of charge from the Melbourne Law School prior to the pre-teaching period.
- Related Handbook entries
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- Links to additional information
law.unimelb.edu.au
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-admissions@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
Last updated: 3 November 2022