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The Development Of Emergency Planning For People With Disabilities Through Ada Litigation, 51 J. Marshall L. Rev. 819 (2018), Barry Taylor

UIC Law Review

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When Trade Secrecy Goes Too Far: Public Health And Safety Should Trump Corporate Profits, Julie E. Zink

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

This Article addresses the historical and ongoing use of trade secrets to withhold critical information from the public. Through its text and footnotes, the Article discusses the positives and negatives of trade secret protection; addresses historical and current examples of trade secret abuse; analyzes the inadequate solutions that have been tried and proposed; and, ultimately, recommends changing trade secret law by incorporating the precautionary principle into the definition of a trade secret to ensure that protection will no longer be available for information that endangers public health.

This Article is both timely and necessary, as the public is continually bombarded …

The Broken Medicare Appeals System: Failed Regulatory Solutions And The Promise Of Federal Litigation, Greer Donley

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The Medicare Appeals System is broken. For years, the System has been unable to accommodate a growing number of appeals. The result is a backlog so large that even if no new appeals were filed, it would take the System a decade or more to empty. Healthcare providers wait many years for their appeals to be heard before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), and because the government recoups providers' Medicare payments while they wait, the delays cause them serious financial harm. Even worse, providers are more likely than not to prevail before the ALJ, proving that the payment should never …

Public Health Preparedness & Response: An Exercise In Administrative Law, John D. Blum, Jordan Paradise

Faculty Publications & Other Works

Responses to epidemics, pandemics, and other biological disasters require multiple coordinated initiatives that combine sophisticated planning, sound emergency management, effective stockpiles, solid geographic information systems, well-developed laboratory surveillance and response, and effective management capabilities. Critical to the noted elements of planning and response is the existence of a legal structure, which underpins the operations of necessary programs. While the law may not be the first public health tool considered in a disaster, it is fundamental to the effective functioning of multiple actors and must be harmonized across jurisdictional lines. This article explores the role of law in pandemics and other …

Dignity In Choice: A Terminally Ill Patient's Right To Choose, Cody Bauer

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Drug Pricing—The Next Compliance Waterloo, Seth Whitelaw, Nicodemo Fiorentino, Jennifer O'Leary

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Medicaid: Welfare Program Of Last Resort, Or Safety Net?, Laura D. Hermer

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Changing Hearts, Minds, And Structures: Advancing Equity And Health Equity In State Government Policies, Operations, And Practices In Minnesota And Other States, Susan R. Weisman, Ayah Helmy, Vayong Moua, Julie Ralston Aoki

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Shared Goals: How The Hhs Office Of Inspector General Supports Health Care Industry Compliance Efforts, Gregory E. Demske, Geeta Taylor, James Ortmann

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Managing Cumulative Risk, Lauren R. Roth

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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The U.S. Science And Technology “Triple Threat”: A Regulatory Treatment Plan For The Nation’S Addiction To Prescription Opioids, Michael J. Malinowski

Journal Articles

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Thomas: ‘Don’T Drink The Water’: Act Now To Stop The Indefinite Detention Of Immigrant Children, Claire R. Thomas

Other Publications

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Health Matrix, 2018

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

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Different But Same: A Call For A Joint Pro-Active Regulation Of Cross-Border Egg And Surrogacy Markets, Sharon Bassan

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article examines the need of a pro-active regulation of cross-border egg and surrogacy markets. Topics discussed include ways to regulate surrogacy market failures; conduct of both cross-border markets and the main failures that raise the need for regulation in each market; and minimalistic and a pro-active approach to regulate the markets.

Examining Nontherapeutic Circumcision, Stephen R. Munzer

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article argues that male minors have a moral anticipatory right-in-trust not to be circumcised without a medical indication. Topics discussed include ethical, political, and intellectual persuasions of children's rights, parental rights, religious freedom; moral implications to circumcise male minors without a medical indication; and moral rights of male minors

Shining City On A Hill At The Edge Of Tomorrow: Crispr-Cas9, Dickey-Wicker, And The Inner Space Race, Zachary A. Zalewski

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article highlights federal government funding of Targeted Genomic Editing (TGE) experimentation on human embryos, and recommends additional funding to accelerate scientific development and inquiry. Topics discussed include background of TGE, emphasizing CRISPR-Cas9 technology; risk of an emerging knowledge gap in this field; and legitimate concerns about what kinds of research are in the public and national interest.

Teaching Bioethics: The Role Of Empathy & Humility In The Teaching And Practice Of Law, Barbara A. Noah

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article discusses how bioethics education integrates ideas from ethics, law, science, and public policy with the goal of solving problems associated with the delivery of medical care. Topics discussed include Torts and various health law courses; American legal education's multi-tiered approach to teach students about law; and role of empathy and humility in the teaching and practice of law.

The Implications Of Marijuana Legalization On The Prevalence And Severity Of Schizophrenia, Samantha M. Caspar, Artem M. Joukov

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article discusses how regulation is vital to protect the small proportion of the population that will develop schizophrenia from marijuana use. Topics discussed include marijuana's effects on a user's psyche; triggers and symptoms of schizophrenia; and need to legalize marijuana for people who are at least twenty-five years old or who have been cleared by a psychologist.

Screening Older Physicians For Cognitive Impairment: Justifiable Or Discriminatory?, Ilene N. Moore

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

In the U.S., one out of eight practicing physicians is older than sixty-five, and many practice well into their seventies. Many commentators and healthcare organizations, concerned that aging physicians are at risk for cognitive impairment, have urged, or actually instituted, cognitive "screening" for older physicians as a means to ensure patient safety. An age-based screening program, however, should not proceed unless supported by clear evidence and not prohibited by law. This article argues that neither of these conditions applies. Singling out all older physicians for cognitive testing is empirically unjustified and legally prohibited. Furthermore, there are other means to reliably …

Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions, Hillel Y. Levin, Timothy D. Lytton

Popular Media

This essay on shifting states' incentives to reduce nonmedical exemptions while respecting the choice not to vaccinate, is based on a forthcoming article, A Model Law for Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions Using the Least Restrictive Means, coauthored by Daniel A. Salmon, Stacie Kershner, Timothy D. Lytton, Hillel Y. Levin, Claire Hannan, and Saad B. Omer.

Physician-Assisted Death With Dignity: Expanding Palliative Care In Rhode Island, Camille Caron Capraro

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Germline Editing: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?, Kristina Smith

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Telemedicine Is The New Narcotics Candy Store: Teladoc Opens The Floodgates For The Unrestricted Sale Of Dangerous Drugs, Madeleine Rosuck

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Healthcare Blockchain Infrastructure: A Comparative Approach, Ana Santos Rutschman

All Faculty Scholarship

Blockchain has been hailed as the most disruptive technology of the next decade. One of the areas of immediate application is healthcare, where different types of blockchain applications could help streamline data sharing, protect patient privacy, and assist in the monitoring of drug shipments. This Article explores the first steps taken by healthcare companies in the United States to incorporate blockchain solutions into their business models. It then contrasts them to ongoing experiments in the European Union, with a focus on Sweden’s adoption of CareChain (a national, interoperable blockchain health data platform) and Estonia’s digitization of 95% of the country’s …

Ip Preparedness For Outbreak Diseases, Ana Santos Rutschman

All Faculty Scholarship

Outbreaks of infectious diseases will worsen, as illustrated by the recent back-to-back Ebola and Zika epidemics. The development of innovative drugs, especially in the form of vaccines, is key to minimizing future outbreaks, yet current intellectual property (IP) regimes are ineffective in supporting this goal.

IP scholarship has not adequately addressed the role of IP in the development of vaccines for outbreak diseases. This Article fills that void. Through case studies on the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks, it provides the first descriptive analysis of the role of IP from the pre- to the post-outbreak stages, specifically identifying IP inefficiencies. …

Accessibility Of Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Implications For People With Disability, Lisa Iezzoni, Elizabeth Pendo

All Faculty Scholarship

Under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has inactivated or rescinded numerous rules and guidelines issued by prior administrations, sometimes attracting considerable public attention in the process. Little noticed, however, was a decision by the DOJ on December 26, 2017, to formally withdraw four Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking related to Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including rulemaking that addressed making medical diagnostic equipment accessible to people with disability. For now, this step halts efforts on a national level to ensure accessibility of such equipment, which includes exam tables, weight …

Segregation In St. Louis: Dismantling The Divide, For The Sake Of All [In Collaboration With], Thomas Harvey, John Mcannar, Michael-John Voss, Ascend Stl Inc., Community Builders Network Of Metro St. Louis, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing And Opportunity Council (Ehoc), Team Tif

All Faculty Scholarship

Place matters. Where people live in St. Louis has been shaped by an extensive history of segregation that was driven by policies at multiple levels of government and practices across multiple sectors of society. The effect of segregation has been to systematically exclude African American families from areas opportunity that support economic, educational, and health outcomes.

Sex, Religion, And Politics, Or The Future Of Healthcare Antidiscrimination Law, Elizabeth Sepper, Jessica L. Roberts

Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review

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An Assessment Of Advance Directives In China: The "Coming Of Age" For Legal Regulation?, Yue An, Mimi Zou

Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review

Advance directives (AD) are playing an increasingly important role in end-of-life medical care and treatment in ageing societies. A growing number of jurisdictions have introduced AD-related laws as a component of their medical and health care regulatory frameworks. This article presents an analytical account of why specific regulation on ADs has yet to develop in China, the most populous ageing society in the world. We argue that the regulatory vacuum to date can be partly explained by limited public demand, which can be further accounted by relatively low public awareness as well as the influence of traditional views on life-and-death …

Remarks On Patient Privacy: Problems, Perspectives, And Opportunities, Stacey A. Tovino

Faculty Articles

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