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From Almshouses To Nursing Homes And Community Care: Lessons From Medicaid's History, Sidney D. Watson Apr 2010

From Almshouses To Nursing Homes And Community Care: Lessons From Medicaid's History, Sidney D. Watson

All Faculty Scholarship

Home and community-based services are support and long-term care services that offer an alternative to institutional care for those who need assistance with life's daily activities. For Lois Curtis of Atlanta, one of the plaintiffs in the Olmstead v. L.C.1 who spent most of her life in mental institutions, it means a live-in companion who helps her with the day-to-day activities of living in her own home, like managing finances, cooking meals, and keeping track of medications.2 For Larry McAfee, another Georgian who was quadriplegic, community-based services involved round-the-clock personal care, wheelchair accessible bathrooms and kitchens, a specialized …


Assessing The Impact Of Federal Law On Public Health Preparedness, Benjamin E. Berkman, Susan C. Kim, Lindsay F. Wiley Jan 2010

Assessing The Impact Of Federal Law On Public Health Preparedness, Benjamin E. Berkman, Susan C. Kim, Lindsay F. Wiley

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Pandemics, Populism And The Role Of Law In The H1n1 Vaccine Campaign, Wendy E. Parmet Jan 2010

Pandemics, Populism And The Role Of Law In The H1n1 Vaccine Campaign, Wendy E. Parmet

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Cross-Border Legal Preparedness: A Comparative Review Of Selected Public Health Emergency Legal Authorities In Canada And Mexico, Daniel D. Stier, María Guadalupe Uribe Esquivel Jan 2010

Cross-Border Legal Preparedness: A Comparative Review Of Selected Public Health Emergency Legal Authorities In Canada And Mexico, Daniel D. Stier, María Guadalupe Uribe Esquivel

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Masthead Jan 2010

Masthead

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Emerging And Transitioning Countries’ Role In Global Health, Jennifer Prah Ruger, Nora Y. Ng Jan 2010

Emerging And Transitioning Countries’ Role In Global Health, Jennifer Prah Ruger, Nora Y. Ng

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Past, Present, And Future Of “Materiality” Under The False Claims Act, John T. Boese Jan 2010

The Past, Present, And Future Of “Materiality” Under The False Claims Act, John T. Boese

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Preemption And The Public Health: How Wyeth V. Levine Stands To Change The Ways In Which We Implement Health Policy, Shane Levesque Jan 2010

Preemption And The Public Health: How Wyeth V. Levine Stands To Change The Ways In Which We Implement Health Policy, Shane Levesque

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Surrogate Selection: An Increasingly Viable, But Limited, Solution To Intractable Futility Disputes, Thaddeus Mason Pope Jan 2010

Surrogate Selection: An Increasingly Viable, But Limited, Solution To Intractable Futility Disputes, Thaddeus Mason Pope

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Will Full Benefits Parity Create Real Parity? – Congress’S Second Attempt At Ending Discrimination Against Mental Illness: The Paul Wellstone And Pete Domenici Mental Health And Addiction Equity Act Of 2008, Justin C. Wilson Jan 2010

Will Full Benefits Parity Create Real Parity? – Congress’S Second Attempt At Ending Discrimination Against Mental Illness: The Paul Wellstone And Pete Domenici Mental Health And Addiction Equity Act Of 2008, Justin C. Wilson

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Who’S Guarding The Henhouse And What Are They Doing With The Eggs (And Sperm)? A Call For Increased Regulation Of Gamete Donation And Long-Term Tracking Of Donor Gametes, Lisa M. Luetkemeyer Jan 2010

Who’S Guarding The Henhouse And What Are They Doing With The Eggs (And Sperm)? A Call For Increased Regulation Of Gamete Donation And Long-Term Tracking Of Donor Gametes, Lisa M. Luetkemeyer

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Jan 2010

Table Of Contents

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Masthead Jan 2010

Masthead

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Ongoing And Iterative Task Of Pandemic Preparedness, Robert Gatter Jan 2010

The Ongoing And Iterative Task Of Pandemic Preparedness, Robert Gatter

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


A Hidden Epidemic: Assessing The Legal Environment Underlying Mental And Behavioral Health Conditions In Emergencies, James G. Hodge Jr., Lainie Rutkow, Aubrey Joy Corcoran Jan 2010

A Hidden Epidemic: Assessing The Legal Environment Underlying Mental And Behavioral Health Conditions In Emergencies, James G. Hodge Jr., Lainie Rutkow, Aubrey Joy Corcoran

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Improving The Treatment & Prevention Of Heart Disease, Jeff Herman Jan 2010

Improving The Treatment & Prevention Of Heart Disease, Jeff Herman

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Adaptive Responses To Risk And The Irrationally Emotional Public, Molly J. Walker Wilson Jan 2010

Adaptive Responses To Risk And The Irrationally Emotional Public, Molly J. Walker Wilson

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Man For This Season (1999–2010), Rudolph C. Hasl Jan 2010

The Man For This Season (1999–2010), Rudolph C. Hasl

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Teaching Civil Rights With An Eye On Practice: The Problem Of Maintaining Morale, Harold S. Lewis Jr. Jan 2010

Teaching Civil Rights With An Eye On Practice: The Problem Of Maintaining Morale, Harold S. Lewis Jr.

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Jan 2010

Table Of Contents

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Assessing The Public Health Response During And After The Emergency: Lessons From The Hiv Epidemic, Zita Lazzarini Jan 2010

Assessing The Public Health Response During And After The Emergency: Lessons From The Hiv Epidemic, Zita Lazzarini

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Reflections On Preparedness: Pandemic Planning In The Bush Administration, Stewart Simonson Jan 2010

Reflections On Preparedness: Pandemic Planning In The Bush Administration, Stewart Simonson

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Jan 2010

Table Of Contents

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


Masthead Jan 2010

Masthead

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Public Law Review At 30 – An Important Milestone, Peter W. Salsich Jr. Jan 2010

The Public Law Review At 30 – An Important Milestone, Peter W. Salsich Jr.

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


Foreword, Miles D. Bardell, Michelle L. Hinkl Jan 2010

Foreword, Miles D. Bardell, Michelle L. Hinkl

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Continued Need For The Voting Rights Act: Examining Second-Generation Discrimination, Jenigh J. Garrett Jan 2010

The Continued Need For The Voting Rights Act: Examining Second-Generation Discrimination, Jenigh J. Garrett

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


English Monolingual Speakers In Puerto Rico: A New Language Minority Group Under The Voting Rights Act, Angel L. Olivera-Soto Jan 2010

English Monolingual Speakers In Puerto Rico: A New Language Minority Group Under The Voting Rights Act, Angel L. Olivera-Soto

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cumulative And Limited Voting: Minority Electoral Opportunities And More, Richard L. Engstrom Jan 2010

Cumulative And Limited Voting: Minority Electoral Opportunities And More, Richard L. Engstrom

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Uncertain Future For Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act: The Need For A Revised Bailout System, Christopher B. Seaman Jan 2010

An Uncertain Future For Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act: The Need For A Revised Bailout System, Christopher B. Seaman

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

In Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder (“NAMUDNO”), 129 S. Ct. 2504 (2009), the Supreme Court declined to decide one of the 2008 Term’s most prominent issues: the constitutionality of the 2006 renewal of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Instead, the Court adopted an unexpected statutory construction permitting the plaintiff to seek an exemption called “bailout” from continued coverage under this provision. Even though the Court avoided directly ruling on its constitutionality, NAMUDNO left little doubt that Section 5 remains on uncertain constitutional ground.

A revised bailout system is likely the best approach for …