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New Data Reveal Sparse Protections for Students Who Cannot Pay for Meals at School

Bill of Health

Murray, professor of law, and the Center for Public Health Law Research, both at the Temple University Beasley School of Law, captures not only what actions a school is prohibited from taking against students who cannot pay, but also how the school can address unpaid charges, and processes to address violations of the meal charge policy by schools.

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Author Q&A: Hilary Wething on US Paid Sick Leave Policy Impacts

Bill of Health

Families First sick leave was estimated to have helped prevent roughly 400 cases per day in states that didn’t previously guarantee sick leave to their workers. Unfortunately, the tax credits used to incentivize employers to provide paid sick leave expired in September of 2021 and no federal paid sick leave policy has passed since.

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Audio-only telehealth benefits patients in need, study finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For this study, researchers interviewed providers and patients from December 2020 through April 2021 about their experiences with virtual care at community health centers. "Digital divide barriers persist, however, and influence adoption and use," they continued.

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The End of Public Health? It’s Not Dead Yet

Bill of Health

Supreme Court decisions issued in 2021 and 2022 demonstrate this vertical constraint. This separated spheres of authority vision does not account for the ubiquitous use of federal/state partnerships in achieving national and state policy goals, especially health policy goals. A key example is the West Virginia v.

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Top Healthcare Policy Developments in 2023; Register for Crowell Health Solutions Webinar

C&M Health Law

While the EMTALA guidance is currently being challenged in federal court, we expect the Administration to address additional issues related to reproductive health care services, including state policies affecting telehealth and travel restrictions for abortion.

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Dealing with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Non-Decision on Standards Compliance Evidence

Drug & Device Law

2021), aff’d by an equally divided court , 2023 WL 8859656 (Pa. 2021 WL 2656690, at *6 (3d Cir. June 24, 2021). 2021 WL 9950511 (3d Cir. 10, 2021) (granting unopposed motion to dismiss pursuant to settlement). However, Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate court decided otherwise in Sullivan v. Werner Co. ,