Dr. Angus Corbett

Biography

Angus Corbett is an expert in health law and comparative health systems. He examines the significant challenges facing health systems, including the viability and adoption of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the United States, and addresses the associated issues to support and improve UHC systems in high-income countries. His research focuses on the regulation and governance of large, complex health systems to achieve public policy goals related to UHC. Through comparative analysis, Corbett evaluates different legal and institutional frameworks utilized by various countries to implement UHC, broadening the scope of study to include challenges faced by middle-income and low-income countries. He teaches a health law course titled Comparative Health Systems Law and has developed a course on this subject available on the Coursera platform. Corbett's current research aims to clarify the strengths and weaknesses of health system regulation and governance in the United States, contrasting with practices in high-income countries. Additionally, he is working on a project that analyzes how health systems can provide healthcare to Indigenous Nations, focusing on integrating services while acknowledging their rights to self-determination. Before joining Penn Carey Law as an adjunct professor in 2017, Corbett's work was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and addressed how law can achieve health equity in housing. He participated in the Regulatory Excellence project under Professor Cary Coglianese and immigrated to the United States from Australia in 2012.

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