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An Uncommon Good Jun 2021

An Uncommon Good

DePaul Magazine

DePaul College of Law alumna and civil rights attorney Karen Bass Ehler is dedicated to doing the most good for the most people. When an opportunity to join the Illinois Department of Public Health as general counsel during the COVID-19 pandemic, she left her corporate law position and took on the job. This article discusses her career trajectory, her daily work life, and her service to DePaul.


The Growing Use Of Mid-Level Practitioners In The Delivery Of Health Care, Taylor Pankau Apr 2021

The Growing Use Of Mid-Level Practitioners In The Delivery Of Health Care, Taylor Pankau

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.


Not-For-Profit Hospitals And Managed Care Organizations: Why The 501c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status Should Be Revised, Andrew C. Papa Apr 2021

Not-For-Profit Hospitals And Managed Care Organizations: Why The 501c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status Should Be Revised, Andrew C. Papa

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

Healthcare organizations abuse the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status—reaping tax benefits but failing to give back to their local communities in return. Congress created the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to benefit the poor and impoverished. Yet, not-for-profit hospitals and managed care organizations are neither required to offer services to the poor nor required to offer emergency care services to their local communities. Instead, they charge higher prices in their increasingly concentrated markets. Therefore, consumers subsidize the same not-for-profit healthcare systems that charge them higher prices.

This Article analyzes government-placed incentives under the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, demonstrating how not-for-profit hospitals unfairly compete with for-profit …


Ethics Of Familial Genetic Genealogy: Solving Crimes At The Cost Of Privacy, Craig M. Klugman, Hector F. Rodriguez Apr 2021

Ethics Of Familial Genetic Genealogy: Solving Crimes At The Cost Of Privacy, Craig M. Klugman, Hector F. Rodriguez

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.


Developing A National Strategic Plan To Address The Effects Of Climate Change On Human Health, Katherine Kettering Jan 2021

Developing A National Strategic Plan To Address The Effects Of Climate Change On Human Health, Katherine Kettering

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.


The Problems With Patchwork: State Approaches To Regulating Insurer Use Of Genetic Information, Jarrod O. Anderson, Anna C.F. Lewis, Anya E.R. Prince Jan 2021

The Problems With Patchwork: State Approaches To Regulating Insurer Use Of Genetic Information, Jarrod O. Anderson, Anna C.F. Lewis, Anya E.R. Prince

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.