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Reclaiming Salus Populi

Bill of Health

Introduction: The Threat to Public Health As we reach the COVID-19 pandemic’s third anniversary, the warning signs for the future of public health law are everywhere. Along the way, courts have displayed an alarming disinterest in science or the impact of their decisions on the public’s health.

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Three Reactions to Braidwood v. Becerra

Bill of Health

To make sense of these developments, leading experts in health law policy analyze Judge O’Connor’s ruling below. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is first and foremost an effective health measure to prevent HIV infection and potentially eradicate the virus that has taken the lives of 700,000 Americans. Doron Dorfman Braidwood v.

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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

Sebelius (2012) , which upheld the Affordable Care Act while declaring the individual mandate a violation of the Commerce Clause. They elevate these cases as proof of general liberalism in the Court’s interpretations of federal power to regulate health and the obsoleteness of Dent and Hawker. Oregon , and NFIB v.

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As Nonprofit Hospitals Reap Big Tax Breaks, States Scrutinize Their Required Charity Spending

Kaiser Health News

The spending typically includes charity care — broadly defined as free or discounted care to eligible patients. But it can also include underpayments from public health plans, as well as the costs of training medical professionals and doing research. in charity care, while for-profit hospitals provided $3.80.

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Healthcare and the F-Word: Health Politics Rank High on November 6, 2018

Health Populi

They fought to erode key elements embedded in the law meant to protect health consumers’ rights: among them, health promotion, disease prevention, and public health; and the assurance that sick people would be covered by health insurance plans without prejudice. amazing to watch,” he said.