Cost Containment And The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act,
2010
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Cost Containment And The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, David Orentlicher
Scholarly Works
In this article, Professor Orentlicher discusses the need for containing costs, as well as increasing access, for health case in the United States. He argues that for decades, the U.S. health care system has grappled with two key problems - inadequate access to coverage and increasingly unaffordable health care costs. During the debate that led to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, public officials recognized the need to address the problems of both access and cost, but in the end, the Act does far more about increasing access than it does about cutting costs. Professor Orentlicher …
Holding The World Bank Accountable For The Leakage Of Funds From Africa's Health Sector,
2010
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Holding The World Bank Accountable For The Leakage Of Funds From Africa's Health Sector, Fatma E. Marouf
Scholarly Works
This article explores the accountability of international financial institutions (IFIs), such as the World Bank, for human rights violations related to the massive leakage of funds from sub-Saharan Africa’s health sector. The article begins by summarizing the quantitative results of Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys performed in six African countries, all showing disturbingly high levels of leakage in the health sector. It then addresses the inadequacy of good governance and anticorruption programs in remedying this problem. After explaining how the World Bank’s Inspection Panel may serve as an accountability mechanism for addressing the leakage of funds, discussing violations of specific Bank …
Courts' Struggle With Infertility: The Impact Of Hall V. Nalco On Infertility-Related Employment Discrimination,
2010
University of Colorado Law School
Courts' Struggle With Infertility: The Impact Of Hall V. Nalco On Infertility-Related Employment Discrimination, Kerry Van Der Burch
University of Colorado Law Review
This Note focuses on a recent Seventh Circuit case of first impression, Hall v. Nalco, which held that Title VII prohibits an employer from firing an employee for absenteeism related to infertility treatments. Because Hall is the first circuit court decision to rule that fertility-treatment discrimination can be a form of sex discrimination under Title VII, it represents a victory for infertile employees suffering from workplace discrimination. Yet Hall tells a tale of missed opportunities. This Note highlights how both the Seventh Circuit and the plaintiff, Cheryl Hall, missed opportunities to expand legal protection for employees undergoing infertility treatments. First, …
