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Employers and the Future of Public Health

Bill of Health

Longstanding Contributions to Public Health In the United States, employers have traditionally shouldered significant responsibility for matters of health. In 2021, over 50% of Americans were covered by employer-provided health insurance. Vaccinations can reduce absenteeism, enhance productivity, and improve morale.

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Autonomy, Insurance, and Luck

Bill of Health

One is the philosophical principle of autonomy, which I regularly teach in my bioethics class. Health insurance and property insurance. Lack of insurance makes everything dreadful. Autonomy and insurance help you through a lot of crises. I had great health insurance as a federal employee.

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Neurorehabilitation and Recovery: Going Through Hell

Bill of Health

This semester I’m teaching Bioethics and Constitutional Law. One, I had health insurance, or I would still be paying thousands of dollars in expenses. By Leslie C. I’m a tenured law professor at UNLV. I am healthy, happy, working, and working out. But I went through hell to be here.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

The paper that asserts “no” to the question comes from Michael Gusmano, Karen Maschke, and Mildred Solomon, all associated with the Hastings Center which does research into bioethics. Taken together, these four papers from Health Affairs lead to the following themes: By 2019, patients in the U.S.

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Managing Cognitive Decline Concerns in the Workplace

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Employers want to safeguard their profitability and avoid workers who could develop absenteeism and productivity problems and raise health insurance costs. Hahn Professor of Law, Professor of Bioethics, and Co-Director of Law-Medicine Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law. What Can Employers Lawfully Do?

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The Years of Magical Thinking: Pandemic Necrosecurity Under Trump and Biden

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This defeatist approach to COVID is quite in keeping with existing dynamics in the American health care system and broader national safety net. In a recent comparison of health system performance in 11 high-income countries, the U.S. rated last , owing in part to our lack of universal coverage provision.

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Health Disparities and the Risks of Social Determinants for COVID-19 – 14 Months of Evidence

Health Populi

An interesting model to consider of a pharmacy taking on a role in bolstering social determinants for good health is a venture announced this week between Walgreens and Highmark: a pharmacy and a health insurance organization.

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