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2008

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Patenting Medical Devices: The Economic Implications Of Ethically Motivated Reform, Kristen Nugent Jan 2008

Patenting Medical Devices: The Economic Implications Of Ethically Motivated Reform, Kristen Nugent

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

This article explores whether the current patent system strikes the optimal balance between providing incentives to inventors to bring new medical devices to the marketplace and promoting public health by ensuring that these medical devices are widely available at a reasonable price. After providing an overview of the relationship of patent law to medical devices, the author explains how ethical and economic considerations suggest the need for an alternative patent system for medical devices and notes the difficulties with this proposal. The author concludes that a combination of alternatives to the current system most equitably account for the interests and …


Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law Jan 2008

Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


From The Mayflower To Border Patrols: Who Deserves Access To Health Care In The United States: An Introduction, Ruqaiijah Yearby Jan 2008

From The Mayflower To Border Patrols: Who Deserves Access To Health Care In The United States: An Introduction, Ruqaiijah Yearby

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


Access To Health Care For Elderly Immigrants, Marguerite Angelari Jan 2008

Access To Health Care For Elderly Immigrants, Marguerite Angelari

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

This comment argues that our current approach of limiting immigrant access to federal healthcare programs for the elderly is not only unjust, but also shortsighted. The author points out that many undocumented immigrants make significant tax contributions to the Medicare and Social Security programs. By not permitting undocumented immigrants to receive Medicare benefits associated with their contributions, the incentive for immigrants to contribute to Medicare will be eliminated and further strain will be placed on the Medicaid program. The author concludes that this policy approach will increase the costs to society of providing health care to an aging immigrant population …


The Nexus Between Immigrant Eligibility And Access: An Analysis Of The Economic, Social, And Linguistic Barriers To Health Care, Cory S. Bagby Jan 2008

The Nexus Between Immigrant Eligibility And Access: An Analysis Of The Economic, Social, And Linguistic Barriers To Health Care, Cory S. Bagby

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


Transcribed Speech Of Sonal Ambegaokar, Sonal Ambegaokar Jan 2008

Transcribed Speech Of Sonal Ambegaokar, Sonal Ambegaokar

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


Transcribed Speech Of Dr. Jennifer Cutrer, Jennifer Cutrer Jan 2008

Transcribed Speech Of Dr. Jennifer Cutrer, Jennifer Cutrer

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


Emergency? How The Federal Focus On Emergency Care Shifts The Cost Of Immigrant Healthcare To Public Hospitals, Angela Epolito Jan 2008

Emergency? How The Federal Focus On Emergency Care Shifts The Cost Of Immigrant Healthcare To Public Hospitals, Angela Epolito

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


Immigrant Health Care: Social And Economic Costs Of Denying Access, Ann Weilbaecher Jan 2008

Immigrant Health Care: Social And Economic Costs Of Denying Access, Ann Weilbaecher

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.