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Full-Text Articles in Health Law and Policy
An Economic Analysis Of Liability For Aids-Contaminated Blood Products, George Ferrell
An Economic Analysis Of Liability For Aids-Contaminated Blood Products, George Ferrell
Seattle University Law Review
The purpose of this Comment is to develop an economic analysis of possible blood products liability rules in order to determine what the effects of such rules are on blood users and providers. To the extent that current liability rules fail to promote an efficient allocation of risks and resources, this Comment will propose changes designed to correct such deficiencies.
Substituted Judgment And The Right To Refuse Shock Treatment In Washington: In Re Schuoler, Gregory S. Marshall
Substituted Judgment And The Right To Refuse Shock Treatment In Washington: In Re Schuoler, Gregory S. Marshall
Seattle University Law Review
This Note will first analyze and evaluate two competing decision-making models established in other jurisdictions. The Note will then apply that analysis to Schuoler and critically evaluate that decision. The Note will conclude that while the Washington court follows the more appropriate judicial substituted judgment model, its poor articulation of that model may defeat the purpose of the decision: to protect a mental patient's right to refuse ECT.
American Health Policy In The 1980'S, Ken Wing
American Health Policy In The 1980'S, Ken Wing
Faculty Articles
The author notes that the composition of the 'fundamental problem" of rising health care costs is not easily defined. The varying interests of providers, consumers, and the government's budget diverge and overlap in a weblike maze, creating multifarious and fractured perspectives regarding what actually constitutes the problem. Consequently, no underlying ideological thread in American health care policy has emerged to direct a unified response to the 'fundamental problem." It is in this political context that American health care policy of the 1980's will be shaped. Professor Wing has undertaken an exhaustive review of both health care cost data and the …
Public Policy Over Metaphysics: Wrongful Birth And Wrongful Life In Harbeson V. Parke-Davis, Inc., Eric B. Schmidt
Public Policy Over Metaphysics: Wrongful Birth And Wrongful Life In Harbeson V. Parke-Davis, Inc., Eric B. Schmidt
Seattle University Law Review
The recognition of the wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action by the Washington State Supreme Court is supported by both policy rationales and legal theories. Wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action receive support from traditional tort principles and, more important, further public policy by deterring negligent genetic counseling and negligent preconception medical treatment. This Note describes the legal history of these claims and analyzes several issues not addressed by the Washington court. In addition, this Note criticizes a more recent decision by the court, which limits wrongful conception causes of action, because that decision conflicts with …
The Emergency Room Admission: How Far Does The Open Door Go?, Ken Wing, John R. Campbell
The Emergency Room Admission: How Far Does The Open Door Go?, Ken Wing, John R. Campbell
Faculty Articles
In recent years many private and some public hospitals have assumed a new proprietary persona, a business-like posture that clashes with the traditional hospital goals of charity and community service. This conflict may be most acute in the emergency room where the hospital may further its financial interests by quickly transferring or discharging undesirable emergency patients. This article explores the extent of a private hospital’s legal obligation to treat a patient once emergency care has begun. It begins by looking at hospital revolutions, emergency rooms, and the standards of emergency care. It then explores the common law and “no duty” …
Observations On The Insanity Defense And Involuntary Civil Commitment In Europe, John Q. La Fond
Observations On The Insanity Defense And Involuntary Civil Commitment In Europe, John Q. La Fond
Seattle University Law Review
There are several perspectives from which one could analyze the insanity defense and involuntary civil commitment in foreign legal systems. However, the comparative perspective on which this Essay is based focuses on: a) how foreign legal systems formulate and administer the insanity defense; b) how the power of the state is defined to civilly commit mentally ill persons; c) who makes the important decisions and when and how they are made; and d) what happens to offenders who are considered mentally ill and to others who are considered mentally ill and suitable for involuntary commitment.
Wrongful Death Of The Fetus: Viability Is Not A Viable Distinction, Sheryl Anne Symonds
Wrongful Death Of The Fetus: Viability Is Not A Viable Distinction, Sheryl Anne Symonds
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment reviews the history of tort law treatment of the fetus who is wrongfully injured or killed. The Comment discusses case history and wrongful death statutes, with a focus on Washington law. Finally, the Comment concludes that courts should ignore viability when deciding cases of fetal wrongful death.
North Carolina's Medicaid Program: The Effects Of The Reagan-Era Budget Reductions, Ken Wing
North Carolina's Medicaid Program: The Effects Of The Reagan-Era Budget Reductions, Ken Wing
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This article is principally a description of the current program and the legislative and administrative changes made in response to the recent federal budget cuts, an assessment of the state's current cost containment strategy, and an analysis of the options facing North Carolina in the years to come.
The Impact Of Reagan-Era Politics On The Federal Medicaid Program, Ken Wing
The Impact Of Reagan-Era Politics On The Federal Medicaid Program, Ken Wing
Faculty Articles
The political future may be difficult to predict with specificity, but surely the level of publicly-sponsored medical care for the poor will be severely reduced in the coming years, leaving millions of poor Americans to rely on the charitable capacity of the nation's health care providers-or simply to go without. What follows is an attempt to support this characterization of Medicaid and its political future. Section I of this article is a description of Medicaid, its structure prior to 1981, and the legal and political history of its development and implementation. In addition to providing the basis for understanding the …
Manifestation: The Least Defensible Insurance Coverage Theory For Asbestos-Related Disease Suits, Pamela J. Layton
Manifestation: The Least Defensible Insurance Coverage Theory For Asbestos-Related Disease Suits, Pamela J. Layton
Seattle University Law Review
This Note first explains the nature of asbestos diseases, the standard insurance policy language, and the theories of insurance coverage. It then demonstrates the misapplications of medical evidence and contract interpretation principles in Eagle-Picher Industries Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and concludes with a discussion of the wider implications of the decision and the better theory suggested by Judge Wald. Because the facts and issues involved in Insurance Company of North America v. Forty-Eight Insulations, Keene Corp. v. Insurance Company of North America, and Eagle-Picher are essentially the same, the conclusions drawn from Eagle-Picher apply equally …
The Community Service Obligation Of Hill-Burton Health Facilities, Ken Wing
The Community Service Obligation Of Hill-Burton Health Facilities, Ken Wing
Faculty Articles
This article focuses squarely on the community service provision and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The analysis traces the statutory and regulatory history of the community service obligation and examines the scope of the discretion that has been delegated to federal and state agencies to define and enforce this obligation. The discussion begins with a brief history of the original Hill-Burton program and the several amendments and modifications of the program over the last several decades. Next, the legislative history of the community service obligation is examined in an effort to determine the scope of authority created by Congress in establishing …
Title Vi And Health Facilities: Forms Without Substance, Ken Wing
Title Vi And Health Facilities: Forms Without Substance, Ken Wing
Faculty Articles
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits racial discrimination by recipients of federal funds, including institutions that provide health care. This article assesses the current status of the Title VI enforcement program for health facilities and the problem of racial discrimination in these institutions that the Act is trying to resolve. After analyzing the legislative and political history of Title VI as it relates to health facilities, the author concludes that Title VI enforcement has been ineffective and misdirected and he suggests changes that could improve the program's implementation.
National Health Planning And Resources Development Act Of 1974: Implications For The Poor, Ken Wing, A. G. Schneider
National Health Planning And Resources Development Act Of 1974: Implications For The Poor, Ken Wing, A. G. Schneider
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The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974, was signed into law on January 4, 1975, following a lengthy legislative struggle. During the past 11 months, the fighting among private and public health interests has continued, although the principal arena has shifted from the Congress to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, which is charged with primary responsibility for implementing the law. While the final outcome of this political conflict is still difficult to foresee, some informed estimates can already be made concerning the implications of this legislation for the poor. This article will not summarize the …
Representation Of Clients In Matters Relating To Hospital Bills, Ken Wing, S. Axelrad, P. A. Butler
Representation Of Clients In Matters Relating To Hospital Bills, Ken Wing, S. Axelrad, P. A. Butler
Faculty Articles
This article is designed to acquaint Legal Services attorneys with a range of government health programs for which their clients may be eligible, and a number of legal theories that may impose a duty to provide care on public or private medical care institutions. The primary objective is to provide background material to assist the attorney in getting medical bills paid or defending a collection action. The article also includes a discussion of legal duties to provide care that will be useful in advising clients and consumer groups of their rights and of the programs and services that should be …
Mental Commitment Cases Of 1971 Supreme Court Term, Ken Wing, R. Carman
Mental Commitment Cases Of 1971 Supreme Court Term, Ken Wing, R. Carman
Faculty Articles
Even in areas where legal representation has become available to the poor through the efforts of Legal Services programs, there is still one group that is almost universally denied representation: those confined under the various forms of civil commitment and patients in mental health institutions. Almost by definition in need of legal counsel and predictably indigent, they are faced with interpersonal and institutional barriers that further reduce their chances to obtain representation. It is the position of the National Health Law Program that Legal Services programs throughout the country should focus some of their attention towards this portion of their …