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A Proposal For Federal Legislation To Address Health Insurance Coverage For Experimental And Investigational Treatments, Sharona Hoffman

Faculty Publications

Health insurance coverage for experimental treatments has generated significant debate and frequent litigation in recent years. In many cases, denials of coverage for investigational therapies constitute economically and ethically sound policy. This article argues, however, that health insurance providers should be required to cover experimental treatments in limited circumstances, namely, when they are administered in phase III clinical trials to patients with terminal illnesses who are likely to die within two years. This coverage mandate would help the sickest patients, who have no other treatment options, and would benefit medical researchers, who often face a dearth of patients willing to …

Genetic Testing, Genetic Medicine, And Managed Care, Mark A. Rothstein, Sharona Hoffman

Faculty Publications

As modern human genetics moves from the research setting to the clinical setting, it will encounter the managed care system. Issues of cost, access, and quality of care will affect the availability and nature of genetic testing, genetic counseling, and genetic therapies. This articles explores such issues as professional education, coverage of genetic services, privacy and confidentiality, and liability. It concludes with a series of recommendations for the practice of genetic medicine in the age of managed care.

About Our Contributors, Philippe L. Gross, S. I. Shapiro

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

No abstract provided.

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 1999, Mark C. Berger, Glenn C. Blomquist, Richard W. Furst, Steven N. Allen

Kentucky Annual Economic Report

No abstract provided.

The Limited Vision Of The Family And Medical Leave Act, Michael Selmi

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

The Myth Of Autonomy At The End-Of-Life: Questioning The Paradigm Of Rights, Susan Adler Channick

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Working Through The Static: Is There Anything Left To Local Control In The Siting Of Cellular And Pcs Towers After The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Matthew N. Mcclure

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Erisa - The Awarding Of Interest As Other Appropriate Equitable Relief Under Erisa: The Third Circuit Enlarges Interest Recovery In Fotta V. Trustees Of The United Mine Workers, M. Stacey Bach

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Service Learning Instrument-Health Professional (Sli-Hp), Tobin Lovell, Kelly White, Trent Thatcher, Amanda Mayle, Tonya Willis, Lisa Rambaldo, Katherine L. Cauley, Carla Clasen, Cheryl L. Meyer

School of Professional Psychology Faculty Publications

To investigate whether the structured and applied nature of a service learning method results in changes in knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding working with underserved populations, the Service Learning Instrument-Health Professional (SLI-HP) was designed. This instrument measures both student experiences and changes in attitudes, skills, and knowledge resulting from participation in the service learning model. In its pilot administration, the SLI-HP was completed by 53 health profession students. No problems were found with item clarity or respondent's answering. Reliability analysis for the 23 items of the pretest yielded an alpha of 0.85. Copies of the SLP-HP pre-test and post-test are …

The Juvenile Justice Counterrevolution: Responding To Cognitive Dissonance In The Law's View Of The Decision-Making Capacity Of Minors, 48 Emory L. J. 65 (1999), Donald L. Beschle

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Vital Signs, Winter 1999, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty four page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

Unsentimental Reformer: The Life Of Josephine Shaw Lowell By Joan Waugh (Review), Jacob Dorn

History Faculty Publications

Review of the book Unsentimental Reformer: The Life of Josephine Shaw Lowell by Joan Waugh.

The Extension Newsletter, Issue 21, Winter Quarter 1999, Wright State University Retirees Association

The Extension Newsletter

A seven page newsletter from the Wright State University's Retirees Association.

1998 Annual Report Of The Officers Of The Town Of Plymouth, N.H. Year Ending December 31, 1998 Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1998., Plymouth Town Representatives

Plymouth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report For The Town Of Bristol, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1998., Bristol Town Representatives

Bristol, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Town And School Officers Of The Town Of Newfields, New Hampshire For The Financial Year Ending December 31, 1998., Newfields Town Representatives

Newfields, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of Mason, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 1998., Mason Town Representatives

Mason, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Emma And The Countryside: Weather And A Place For A Walk, Elizabeth Toohey

Publications and Research

Raymond Williams in The Country and the City dismisses Jane Austen's depiction of the land around her as simply "weather or a place for a walk." In Emma's ideology, however, there is a tension between an ostensibly apolitical stance, which is de facto conservative in working to maintain the status quo, and the extent to which a more progressive agenda can be seen through the social mobility of certain principle characters, albeit by "conservative means." For all the leisure, picnics, and parties that constitute the greater part of Emma, labor is evident and valued. The country may be largely …

02 Recent History Of West Chester University, James Jones, Gerald Schoelkopf

History of West Chester, Pennsylvania

No abstract provided.

The Feedback Loop - Winter 1999/2000, Nova Southeastern University

The Feedback Loop

No abstract provided.

The Cluster Connection - Volume 6, Issue 3 - Winter 1999, Nova Southeastern University

The Cluster Connection

No abstract provided.

Academic Catalog 1999-2000, Calvin University

University Academic Catalogs

No abstract provided.

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Officers Of The Town Of Ashland, For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31 1998., Ashland Town Representatives

Ashland, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of New Boston, New Hampshire Annual Report For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1998, Report Of The School District For The Year Ending June 30, 1998., New Boston Town Representatives

New Boston, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Town Of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 1998 As Compiled By The Town Officers., Hampton Falls Town Representatives

Hampton Falls, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Bad Girls Video Come And Go, But A Lying Girl Can Never Be Fenced In, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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Animals & Society Courses: A Growing Trend In Post-Secondary Education, Jonathan Balcombe

Education Collection

A survey of college courses addressing nonhuman animal ethics and welfare issues indicates that the presence of such courses has increased greatly since a prior survey was done in 1983. This paper provides titles and affiliations of 67 of 89 courses from the current Survey. These courses represent 15 academic fields, and a majority are entirely devoted to animal issues. The fields of animal science and philosophy are proportionally well represented compared with biology and wildlife-related fields. An estimated 5000 or more North American students are now receiving instruction in these issues each year. While the availability of courses in …

Ethical Issues In Managed Care: Can Thetraditional Physician-Patient Relationship Be Preserved In The Era Of Managed Care Or Should It Be Replaced By A Group Ethic?, Eugene C. Grochowski

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Over the last decade managed care has become the dominant form of health care delivery, because it has reduced the cost of health care; however, it has also created serious conflicts of interest for physicians and has threatened the integrity of the traditional physician-patient relationship. In this Article, Dr. Grochowski argues that the efficiencies created by managed care are one time savings and will not in the long run reduce the rate of rise of health care expenditures without a concomitant plan to ration health care. He explores the traditional physician-patient relationship and concludes:

• a) that while rationing of health …

Competing On Quality Of Care: The Need To Develop A Competition Policy For Health Care Markets, William M. Sage, Peter J. Hammer

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

As American health care moves from a professionally dominated to a market-dominated model, concerns have been voiced that competition, once unleashed, will focus on price to the detriment of quality. Although quality has been extensively analyzed in health services research, the role of quality in competition policy has not been elucidated. While economists may theorize about non-price competition, courts in antitrust cases often follow simpler models of competition based on price and output, either ignoring quality as a competitive dimension or assuming that it will occur in tandem with price competition. This unsystematic approach is inadequate for the formulation of …