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Who Pays First?: Medicaid Third-Party Liability In Florida And Virginia’S Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Programs, Alexandra M. Robbins Jan 2023

Who Pays First?: Medicaid Third-Party Liability In Florida And Virginia’S Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Programs, Alexandra M. Robbins

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

In response to an impending obstetrician shortage and medical malpractice crisis, the states of Florida and Virginia adopted no-fault birth-related neurological injury compensation programs in the 1980s. Both of these programs provide lifetime coverage for eligible children with serious birth-related neurological injuries; however, both programs treated themselves as the payer of last resort and required families to submit claims to Medicaid first based on an inaccurate interpretation of Medicaid third party-liability (“TPL”) laws and the program-enabling statutes. Both programs’ policies treating themselves as the payer of last resort not only violated Federal and State Medicaid laws, they caused harm to …


The Florida “Three Strikes Rule” For Medical Malpractice Claims: Using A Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard To Tighten The Strike Zone For Physician Licensure Revocation, Laura J. Spencer Jan 2008

The Florida “Three Strikes Rule” For Medical Malpractice Claims: Using A Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard To Tighten The Strike Zone For Physician Licensure Revocation, Laura J. Spencer

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Missed Opportunities: How The Courts Struck Down The Florida School Voucher Program, Irina D. Manta Jan 2006

Missed Opportunities: How The Courts Struck Down The Florida School Voucher Program, Irina D. Manta

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Reflections From Embassy Lakes, Florida: The Effective Teaching Of Criminal Law, Charles I. Lugosi Oct 2004

Reflections From Embassy Lakes, Florida: The Effective Teaching Of Criminal Law, Charles I. Lugosi

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Lofton V. Kearney: Discrimination Declared Constitutional In Florida, Carolyn S. Grigsby Jan 2002

Lofton V. Kearney: Discrimination Declared Constitutional In Florida, Carolyn S. Grigsby

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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