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Fall 2011 Health Law Outlook Is Up!

The new issue of HLF’s Health Law Outlook is available in pdf format in the left column of the page. The issue covers a diverse array of health law issues. Many thanks to the authors of the articles, as well as to the HLO editors for their hard work in bringing together another top-notch publication. Interested in writing for the [...] [...]

Spring 2011 Health Law Outlook Is Up!

The new issue of HLF’s Health Law Outlook is available in pdf format in the left column of the page. The issue covers a diverse array of health law issues. The stories include: Bullying as a Public Health Concern: A Look at New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act — Brandon Lee Wolff Mandating the HPV Vaccine for School-Age Children: Considering [...] [...]

Officer Elections

The Health Law Forum and Health Law Outlook will soon be holding elections. The positions up for election include: President VP Secretary Treasurer and HLO Editor. We will be holding elections at our next general meeting, which should be before the blood drive in March. Please contact us if you are interested. [...]

Paul Hunt Event #3: Human Rights Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies (Location: Room 74)

Paul Hunt Event #2: Classroom Discussion on Human Rights Issues Raised by Hospitals' Repatriation of Indigent Aliens (Location: Room 71)

Paul Hunt Event #1: GlaxoSmithKline and the Human Right to Health Care (Location: Faculty Library)

During his week-long visit, Paul Hunt, Professor of Law, University of Essex School of Law, will provide a series of lectures to students and faculty on international human rights law and health law. Professor Hunt practiced as a litigation solicitor in London before specializing in international and domestic human rights [...] [...]

Last Meeting of the Semester: Social Networking and Health Care (Location: Room 74)

The last Health Law Outlook meeting for this semester will be on Tuesday, March 23rd, at 2:30 pm in room 74. It will be a book-club style meeting where we will discuss social networking and health care. Below are links to a few articles for you to read before [...] [...]

2 New Events! Career-focused discussion with Stacy-Ann Christian, JD, MPH; Blood Drive

Upcoming Event #1: Stacy-Ann Christian It is our pleasure to announce that Stacy-Ann Christian will be leading a discussion on: Oct. 8th at 5:00 pm in the Small Moot Court Room. Stacy-Ann Christian, JD, MPH, is Associate Director of the Office of Clinical and Health Services Research at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Her responsibilities include [...] [...]

The Fall Semester Begins!

The Health Law Forum is excited to begin a new semester, with many issues to discuss–and a new blog on which to discuss them! It is an exciting time to be involved in the health law field, as I am sure that everyone is aware of the health care reform measures which are currently being [...] [...]

Feds Jump-Start Health Insurance Co-Ops With Loans February 21, 2012
Seven organizations will receive a total of $639 million in federal low-interest loans to launch new health insurance plans in eight states, the federal government announced Tuesday. […]
Congress Approves Tax Package Including Temporary 'Doc Fix' February 21, 2012
In Friday action, the House and Senate OK'd legislation that prevented a 27.4 percent reduction in Medicare physician pay, which was scheduled to kick in on March 1. […]
Analyzing The Impact Of The Court's Consideration Of The Health Law February 21, 2012
USA Today reports that the Supreme Court's review could cause the the health law debate to stretch through the presidential campaign. Other media outlets take a look at what would happen without the individual mandate, and at stakeholders' positions related to the law's Medicaid expansion. […]
State Roundup: Calif. Expands Uninsured Access, Gives Adult Day Care Reprieve February 21, 2012
A selection of stories from Arizona, California, Virginia, Iowa, Georgia, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Kansas and Oklahoma. […]
Medicaid: Bachmann Calls For Scrutiny Of Minn. System, Other State Developments February 21, 2012
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has called for a broader investigation of Minnesota's Medicaid system after allegations that the state inflated premiums for low-income residents. Elsewhere, Maine's Medicaid system costs more than in other states, and the Florida Hospital Association is pushing back against forced contracting with Medicaid managed c […]

The Melody Of Quality Measures: Harmonize And Standardize
By Thomas Tsang, MD and Faraz Ahmad, MD With unsustainably high costs and tremendous gaps in quality and patient safety, the health care system is ripe with opportunities for improvement. For years, many have seen quality measurement as a means to drive needed change. Private and public payers, public health departments, and independent accreditation organiz […]
Is North Carolina Medicaid the Healthcare Industry’s Solyndra?
By Al Lewis North Carolina Medicaid recently reported, for the third time, using a third consulting firm, the achievement of massive savings through its patient-centered medical home (PCMH) program, now called Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC). Among other things, CCNC pays the physicians more money in order to encourage and compensate behaviors and pr […]
A New Grassroots Movement By Doctors
By Ron Gutman There’s a new movement in healthcare – and it’s growing from a surprising place. Instead of emerging from government or industry, it’s budding from the grassroots –from everyday physicians. The movement is democratizing health information and giving birth to a new landscape: Interactive Health. Interactive Health is transitioning clinical care […]
Politics in the Exam Room
By David M Sack MD An ancient maxim of dinner party etiquette, which I believe has been proffered from more than one source, is “never discuss politics, religion or sex in polite company”. In some ways, for me as a physician, entering the exam room with a patient seems to require some similar degree of discretion. But […]
Forecast and Ramifications of Payers in the HIE Market
By Naveen Rao The numerous changes in the healthcare sector are forcing stakeholders to develop new business models to prosper, to survive. Among health insurers, this means one thing: diversification. Health reform was the nail in the coffin of yesterday’s business model, a model that had no restrictions on margins, a model where payers sold […]

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Fall 2011 Health Law Outlook Is Up!

Spring 2011 Health Law Outlook Is Up!

Officer Elections

Paul Hunt Event #3: Human Rights Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies (Location: Room 74)

Paul Hunt Event #2: Classroom Discussion on Human Rights Issues Raised by Hospitals' Repatriation of Indigent Aliens (Location: Room 71)

Paul Hunt Event #1: GlaxoSmithKline and the Human Right to Health Care (Location: Faculty Library)

Last Meeting of the Semester: Social Networking and Health Care (Location: Room 74)

2 New Events! Career-focused discussion with Stacy-Ann Christian, JD, MPH; Blood Drive

The Fall Semester Begins!

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