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Racism, Health Equity, And Crisis Standards Of Care In The Covid-19 Pandemic, Charlene Galarneau, Ruqaiijah Yearby
Racism, Health Equity, And Crisis Standards Of Care In The Covid-19 Pandemic, Charlene Galarneau, Ruqaiijah Yearby
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
Long-standing and deeply embedded institutional racism, notably anti-Black racism in U.S. health care, has provided a solid footing for the health inequities by race evident in the COVID-19 pandemic. Inequities in susceptibility, exposure, infection, hospitalization, and treatment reflect and reinforce this racism and cause incalculable and preventable suffering in and loss of Black lives. This Article identifies multiple expressions of racism evident in the crisis standards of care (CSC) created by states and health care institutions to guide the ethical allocation of scarce critical care resources including ventilators. Contextualized within the broad landscape of health inequities pre-COVID-19 as well as …
#Metoo Meets The Emergency Room: Providing And Paying For Care After A Sexual Assault, Stacey L. Worthy, Shruti R. Kulkarni, Taylor J. Kelly, Jessica Johnson
#Metoo Meets The Emergency Room: Providing And Paying For Care After A Sexual Assault, Stacey L. Worthy, Shruti R. Kulkarni, Taylor J. Kelly, Jessica Johnson
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
Sexual assault continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. Compounding the problem, survivors of sexual assault all too often face challenges of obtaining and paying for sexual assault forensic exams (SAFEs), commonly referred to as a “rape kit,” and related medical services. Sexual assault survivors who do seek medical care in the emergency department (ED) are often turned away for several reasons, such as EDs determining that sexual assault is not an emergency medical condition, failing to carry SAFEs, or refusing to treat survivors who lack proof of insurance. Denial of care can …
The Challenge Of Financing Long-Term Care, Judy Feder
The Challenge Of Financing Long-Term Care, Judy Feder
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
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Looking Back And Looking Forward: Celebrating Anniversaries By Anticipating The Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act, Sandra H. Johnson
Looking Back And Looking Forward: Celebrating Anniversaries By Anticipating The Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act, Sandra H. Johnson
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
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A Moral Mandate & The Meaning Of Choice: Conceiving The Affordable Care Act After Nfib, Brietta Clark
A Moral Mandate & The Meaning Of Choice: Conceiving The Affordable Care Act After Nfib, Brietta Clark
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
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Introducing Patient Scope Of Care: Psychologists, Psychiatrists, And The Privilege To Prescribe Drugs, Rachel P. Berland
Introducing Patient Scope Of Care: Psychologists, Psychiatrists, And The Privilege To Prescribe Drugs, Rachel P. Berland
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
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