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Who’S Smiling Now?: Disparities In American Dental Health, Janet L. Dolgin Mar 2016

Who’S Smiling Now?: Disparities In American Dental Health, Janet L. Dolgin

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Contraceptive Coverage Falls, No More: Using Rfra To Limit The Scope Of Religious Challenges To The Aca's Contraceptive Mandate, M. Catherine Norman Mar 2016

Contraceptive Coverage Falls, No More: Using Rfra To Limit The Scope Of Religious Challenges To The Aca's Contraceptive Mandate, M. Catherine Norman

Mercer Law Review

Contraceptive coverage is a required part of all new insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), but many employers' are exempt from this requirement. Other employers have challenged the contraceptive requirement on religious grounds. In East Texas Baptist University v. Burwell, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held as follows: (1) the plaintiffs are either automatically exempt from the contraceptive-coverage mandate or eligible for accommodation upon application; (2) the challenged provisions do not violate rights to religious freedom under the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act (RFRA); (3) RFRA applies only to …


The Affordable Care Act, Experience Rating, And The Problem Of Non-Vaccination, Eric Esshaki Feb 2016

The Affordable Care Act, Experience Rating, And The Problem Of Non-Vaccination, Eric Esshaki

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat

Polio, the whooping cough, and the mumps, among many other communicable diseases, were once prevalent in communities within the developed world and killed millions of people.1 The advent of vaccinations contained or eradicated several of these diseases.2 However, these diseases still exist in the environment3 and are making a comeback in the United States.4 Their persistence is directly attributable to the rising trend among parents refusing to vaccinate their children.5 One proposed solution to this problem is to hold parents liable in tort when others are harmed by their failure to vaccinate. Another proposed solution argues that parents should pay …


The Uneasy Case For Food Safety Liability Insurance, John Aloysius Cogan Jr. Jan 2016

The Uneasy Case For Food Safety Liability Insurance, John Aloysius Cogan Jr.

Brooklyn Law Review

Foodborne illnesses sicken millions and kill thousands of Americans every year, leading many to conclude that our dysfunctional government food safety system, which still relies heavily on physical inspections of food and facilities, is incapable of protecting us. As a result, many now look to the private market for solutions to our food safety crisis. One private market approach, food safety liability insurance, is gaining popularity. This article examines the benefits and drawbacks to food safety liability insurance and raises doubts about its ability to improve food safety. The market for safe food is plagued by overwhelming information problems that …


Introduction - Fact Patterns From Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases, Steven E. Pegalis J.D., Irwin R. Merkatz M.D. Jan 2016

Introduction - Fact Patterns From Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases, Steven E. Pegalis J.D., Irwin R. Merkatz M.D.

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Introduction to the anonymous closed medical liability cases. New York Law School's Patient Safety Project was granted special permission by the New York State Office of Court Administration to obtain and make available these closes cases for the purpose of stimulating "diligent conversations" about the fact patterns so that the discussions can positively impact the safety processes and reduce the future incidence of patient injury.


Dying Fast: Suicide In Individuals With Gambling Disorder, Stacey A. Tovino Jan 2016

Dying Fast: Suicide In Individuals With Gambling Disorder, Stacey A. Tovino

Scholarly Works

These published remarks carefully document the history of health insurance coverage of gambling disorder. They begin by providing examples of gambling disorder insurance benefit disparities in the contexts of public health care programs and private health plans. They proceed by reviewing the effect of three pieces of legislation, including the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and the Affordable Care Act of 2010, on public and private insurance coverage of gambling disorder. They highlight the partial victory that will occur in some states beginning in …


Case No. 12 - Diagnosis Of A Stage Iii High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Right 1 Breast Of A 35 Year Old Woman Who Palpated A Lump Two Years Earlier., New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 12 - Diagnosis Of A Stage Iii High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Right 1 Breast Of A 35 Year Old Woman Who Palpated A Lump Two Years Earlier., New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Diagnosis of a Stage III High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma in Right 1 Breast of a 35 year old woman who Palpated a Lump two years earlier.


Case No. 5 - Paraplegia And Spinal Cord Signs Following A Breech Extraction, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 5 - Paraplegia And Spinal Cord Signs Following A Breech Extraction, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Case - Paraplegia and Spinal Cord Signs Following a Breech Extraction


Case No. 7 - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated With Pulmonary Edema And Severe Anemia In A Patient With Preeclampsia, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 7 - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated With Pulmonary Edema And Severe Anemia In A Patient With Preeclampsia, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated with Pulmonary Edema and Severe Anemia in a Patient with Preeclampsia


Case No. 19 - Risks To The Sciatic Nerve Related To A Leg Lengthening Attempt In A Patient With Congenital Leg Shortening, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 19 - Risks To The Sciatic Nerve Related To A Leg Lengthening Attempt In A Patient With Congenital Leg Shortening, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Risks to the Sciatic Nerve Related to a Leg Lengthening Attempt in a Patient with Congenital Leg Shortening


Case No. 14 - Pprom, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 14 - Pprom, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - PPROM


Case No. 15 - Preterm Cervical Funneling And Incompetent Cervix Leading To A Preterm Birth, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 15 - Preterm Cervical Funneling And Incompetent Cervix Leading To A Preterm Birth, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Preterm Cervical Funneling and Incompetent Cervix Leading to a Preterm Birth


Case No. 22 - Paraplegia In A 12 Year Old With A Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment Of Transverse Myelitis, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 22 - Paraplegia In A 12 Year Old With A Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment Of Transverse Myelitis, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Paraplegia in a 12 year old with a Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Transverse Myelitis


Case No. 24 - Postpartum Anemia And Pulmonary Edema Complicating A Hellp Syndrome Patient With Gallstone Surgery Resulting In A Maternal Death, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 24 - Postpartum Anemia And Pulmonary Edema Complicating A Hellp Syndrome Patient With Gallstone Surgery Resulting In A Maternal Death, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Postpartum Anemia and Pulmonary Edema Complicating a HELLP Syndrome Patient with Gallstone Surgery Resulting in a Maternal Death


Case No. 26 - Apls, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 26 - Apls, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - APLS


Case No. 2 - Preventable Maternal Death Due To Hemorrhage, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 2 - Preventable Maternal Death Due To Hemorrhage, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Preventable Maternal Death Due to Hemorrhage


Case No. 4 - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated With A "High Spinal" Affect During Cesarean Delivery, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 4 - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated With A "High Spinal" Affect During Cesarean Delivery, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated with a "High Spinal" Affect during Cesarean Delivery


Case No. 1 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In A 7 Year Old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock Following Liver Biopsy, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 1 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In A 7 Year Old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock Following Liver Biopsy, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy in a 7 year old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock following Liver Biopsy


Case No. 3 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In 3 Year Old With A Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery Under General Anesthesia For A Broken Elbow, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 3 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In 3 Year Old With A Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery Under General Anesthesia For A Broken Elbow, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy in 3 year old with a Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery under General Anesthesia for a Broken Elbow


Case No. 10 - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest And Brain Damage, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 10 - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest And Brain Damage, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest and Brain Damage


Case No. 9 - Death Following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation After Endoscopic G.I. Procedures, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 9 - Death Following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation After Endoscopic G.I. Procedures, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation after Endoscopic G.I. Procedures


Case No. 13 - Delay In Diagnosing A Left Breast Malignant Tumor That Was 7 X 9 Cm. At Diagnosis, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 13 - Delay In Diagnosing A Left Breast Malignant Tumor That Was 7 X 9 Cm. At Diagnosis, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Delay in Diagnosing a Left Breast Malignant Tumor that was 7 x 9 cm. at Diagnosis


Case No. 11 - Respiratory And Cardiac Arrest At 3 Weeks Of Age In A Very Premature Neonate Occurring In The Nicu, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 11 - Respiratory And Cardiac Arrest At 3 Weeks Of Age In A Very Premature Neonate Occurring In The Nicu, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest at 3 Weeks of age in a very Premature Neonate Occurring in the NICU


Case No. 6 - Perinatal Complications With Eclampsia, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 6 - Perinatal Complications With Eclampsia, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Perinatal Complications with Eclampsia


Case No. 8 - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury With Fetal Growth Restriction, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 8 - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury With Fetal Growth Restriction, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury with Fetal Growth Restriction


Case No. 18 - Death Following A Failure To Diagnose An Acute Myocardial Infarction, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 18 - Death Following A Failure To Diagnose An Acute Myocardial Infarction, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death Following a Failure to Diagnose an Acute Myocardial Infarction


Case No. 17 - Brain Abscess And Meningitis Following A Dental Abscess In 38 Year Old Woman, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 17 - Brain Abscess And Meningitis Following A Dental Abscess In 38 Year Old Woman, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Brain Abscess and Meningitis Following a Dental Abscess in 38 year old Woman


Case No. 16 - Maternal Death In A Patient Who Had Rheumatic Heart Disease, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 16 - Maternal Death In A Patient Who Had Rheumatic Heart Disease, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Maternal Death in a Patient who had Rheumatic Heart Disease


Case No. 20 - Diagnosis And Treatment Of Meningitis In A 3 Week Old Child Who Sustained A Spinal Cord Infarct Following A Cardiac Arrest, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 20 - Diagnosis And Treatment Of Meningitis In A 3 Week Old Child Who Sustained A Spinal Cord Infarct Following A Cardiac Arrest, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningitis in a 3 Week Old Child who Sustained a Spinal Cord Infarct Following a Cardiac Arrest


Case No. 21 - Trauma In Pregnancy, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 21 - Trauma In Pregnancy, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Trauma in Pregnancy