Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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.

Public Health 347

Public Health COVID-19 Governance Compliance 347

Bill of Health

APRIL 13, 2022

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires at the end of this week, with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra expected to renew the PHE once more to extend through mid-July. By Cathy Zhang.

Medicaid 144

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Public Health 144

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Similarly, a retrospective case-control study of 211 patients who underwent liver transplantation found no significant difference in complications, readmission rates, medication non-compliance, or continued substance use between cannabis users and non-users.

Health Outcomes 157

Health Outcomes Compliance Health Care Reform Bioethics 157

Bill of Health

JULY 20, 2023

Moreover, health care settings are the very place patients go when they are sick. Without universal masking requirements, unmasked sick patients may infect health care personnel and other patients with COVID-19.

ADA 190

ADA COVID-19 Doctors Compliance 190

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 6, 2023

While many insurers attempt to comply with this requirement, systemic problems like a lack of staff to communicate with providers and providers being overwhelmed with other administrative burdens prevent full compliance.

Governance 144

Governance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 144

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Recently, I’ve become uncomfortable with the buzzword of health care reform in our time: “value-based care.” Some context: During the 15 years that I’ve been covering health care IT, commonplace terminology has been repeatedly re-examined. Not if we think about its implications.

Health Care Reform 105

Health Care Reform Public Health Health Outcomes Compliance 105

Bill of Health

APRIL 3, 2023

To make sense of these developments, leading experts in health law policy analyze Judge O’Connor’s ruling below. This discourse strips away the public health benefits of medical treatment and shifts focus to the patient’s individual behavior. Doron Dorfman Braidwood v. It essentially de-medicalizes PrEP.

US Department of Health and Human Services 72

US Department of Health and Human Services ACA Public Health COVID-19 Vaccine 72