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The Outcomes, Economics, And Ethics Of The Workplace Wellness Industry, Al Lewis
The Outcomes, Economics, And Ethics Of The Workplace Wellness Industry, Al Lewis
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
On its surface, who can argue with the concept of workplace wellness? How could there be anything wrong with corporations helping their employees reduce their risk of disease while saving money in the process?
The Prescription For Rising Drug Prices: Competition Or Price Controls?, Joanna Shepherd
The Prescription For Rising Drug Prices: Competition Or Price Controls?, Joanna Shepherd
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article focuses on the implementing of reforms aimed at promoting competition or prohibiting anticompetitive practices in rising drug prices in the U.S.
How Assuming Autonomy May Undermine Wellness Programs, Jessica L. Roberts, Leah R. Fowler
How Assuming Autonomy May Undermine Wellness Programs, Jessica L. Roberts, Leah R. Fowler
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
In recent years, corporate wellness programs have become a routine aspect of the employer-provided health-insurance system. While they vary tremendously in their requirements and incentives, what these programs share is the common goal of modifying employee behavior to improve health and, as a result, to lower costs. However, the effectiveness of wellness programs has been called into question.
Moving Beyond "Wellness Does Not Work", Dennis G. Shea, Dennis Scanlon
Moving Beyond "Wellness Does Not Work", Dennis G. Shea, Dennis Scanlon
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article focuses on the worksite wellness program (WWP) made by the employers for maintaining the industrial hygiene and also discusses the challenges faced by the employees in implementing the same in the U.S. Topics discussed include Pennsylvania State University's problematic effort in implementing a WWP.
Underutilized Community Health Needs Assessments: Four Environmental Actions For Hospitals That Improve Community Health, Warren G. Lavey
Underutilized Community Health Needs Assessments: Four Environmental Actions For Hospitals That Improve Community Health, Warren G. Lavey
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
Tax-exempt hospitals' community health needs assessments ("CHNAs") provide an underutilized resource for healthcare organizations and communities. These studies and action commitments, which the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") requires, are linked to financial incentives for hospitals to manage population health.
A Crisis Of Patent Law And Medical Innovation: The Category Of Diagnostic Claims In The Wake Of Ariosa V. Sequenom, Alexa Johnson
A Crisis Of Patent Law And Medical Innovation: The Category Of Diagnostic Claims In The Wake Of Ariosa V. Sequenom, Alexa Johnson
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article analysis the scope of patent eligibility of diagnostic tests in the U.S. focusing on Ariosa v. Sequenom and Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc. court case.
Sex Education: Funding Facts, Not Fear, Rachel Rubenstein
Sex Education: Funding Facts, Not Fear, Rachel Rubenstein
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article offers information on the funding sex education programs enacted by the government for teaching about abstinence as the best method for avoiding sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy and risks factors associated with it in the U.S. Topics discussed include analysis of California Healthy Youth Act as a model for adequate sex education; different forms of sex education; and enactment of Abstinence Education Grant Program for the same.
The Dubious Empirical And Legal Foundations Of Wellness Programs, Adrianna Mcintyre, Nicholas Bagley, Austin Frakt, Aaron Carroll
The Dubious Empirical And Legal Foundations Of Wellness Programs, Adrianna Mcintyre, Nicholas Bagley, Austin Frakt, Aaron Carroll
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article offers information on the dubious empirical and legal foundations of workplace wellness programs in the U.S. Topics discussed include enactment of Affordable Care Act for expanding the scope of incentives availas; analysis of financial incentives offered to the employees for encouraging their participation in wellness programs; and targeting incentives specifically toward individuals diagnosed with chronic diseases.
Masthead, Volume 27 (2017)
Masthead, Volume 27 (2017)
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
No abstract provided.
Health Matrix, Health Matrix
Health Matrix, Health Matrix
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
No abstract provided.
Weapons Of Mass Hysteria, Faulty Biothreat Predictions, And Their Impact On National (In)Security: A Case-Study Of Smallpox, Barbara Pfeffer Billauer
Weapons Of Mass Hysteria, Faulty Biothreat Predictions, And Their Impact On National (In)Security: A Case-Study Of Smallpox, Barbara Pfeffer Billauer
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
Biothreat projections for pandemic and bioterrorist planning are generated by a straight-forward computational system, rather than scientific evidence.
Essay: Creating A Culture Of Health - One University's Experience, Elizabeth Click
Essay: Creating A Culture Of Health - One University's Experience, Elizabeth Click
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article focuses on the university wellness initiative programs made for improving employee health, enhancing morale and the culture of health, and modifying healthcare expenses in the U.S.
Caring For The Body And The Soul: Small Businesses Post-Hobby Lobby And Hhs Contraceptive Rule, James Lesinski
Caring For The Body And The Soul: Small Businesses Post-Hobby Lobby And Hhs Contraceptive Rule, James Lesinski
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article examines the corporate personhood movement and its impact on closely-held corporations and individuals focusing on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule.
The Eeoc, The Ada, And Workplace Wellness Programs, Samuel R. Bagenstos
The Eeoc, The Ada, And Workplace Wellness Programs, Samuel R. Bagenstos
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article focuses on the role of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in workplace wellness programs in the U.S.
Caveat Emptor: How The Intersection Of Big Data And Consumer Genomics Exponentially Increases Information Privacy Risks, Katherine Drabiak
Caveat Emptor: How The Intersection Of Big Data And Consumer Genomics Exponentially Increases Information Privacy Risks, Katherine Drabiak
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
Our genomic sequence constitutes the most sensitive and personal of information: uniquely identifying us, revealing our propensity to develop certain diseases and conditions, and exposing familial connections of close genetic relatives. Big Data enables consumer-genomics companies to collect, store, and electronically share genomic-sequence data in conjunction with numerous pieces of private health and personal information.
Reproductive Selection Bias, Lauren R. Roth
Reproductive Selection Bias, Lauren R. Roth
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
Decades after the advent of assisted reproductive technology ("ART") that allows prospective parents to deselect embryos with grave genetic illnesses—a procedure called preimplantation genetic diagnosis ("PGD")— it remains a tool largely of upper-class whites. I argue that the time has come to focus on closing the access gap in this area of reproductive rights in spite of the current political climate. If reproductive liberty is tied to equality through access to medical procedures, scholars must finally answer the question of what equality requires in a system that permits the use of ARTs. This Article shows how the current system of …
Food For Thought: Flexible Farm To School Procurement Policies Can Increase Access To Fresh, Healthy School Meals, Lauren Tonti
Food For Thought: Flexible Farm To School Procurement Policies Can Increase Access To Fresh, Healthy School Meals, Lauren Tonti
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
The article focuses on the enactment of farm to school procurement policies for providing students health and its impact in increasing access to fresh, healthy school meals in the U.S.
Controlling Excessive Off-Label Medicare Drug Costs Through The False Claims Act, David Kwok
Controlling Excessive Off-Label Medicare Drug Costs Through The False Claims Act, David Kwok
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
High prescription drug prices are driving ever-increasing United States healthcare costs, and the federal government is following this alarming trend …