Deborah Cho
Mental Health in Law School
By Deborah Cho I was recently pointed to this poignant post on mental health within the legal profession. The post is the first of a three-part series that is titled “We Need To Start Talking…
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A Case Against the “Noncompliant” Patient
By Deborah Cho In recent years, providers have attempted to shift how health care is delivered so as to include the patient in the decision-making process. This concept of shared decision-making was most memorably relayed…
A Case Against the “Noncompliant” Patient
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Tips from a former medical student – Part II
By Deborah Cho [See Part I here] Last week, I wrote the first of a two-part series on tips that may be helpful for law students and lawyers interested in or working in health/medical law.…
Tips from a former medical student – Part II
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Tips from a former medical student – Part I
By Deborah Cho As a student in the Disability Litigation Clinic, one of the many fantastic clinics here at Harvard Law school, I’ve come to appreciate the value of hands-on experience as an essential component…
Tips from a former medical student – Part I
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Is CVS really doing the right thing?
By Deborah Cho As announced earlier this month, CVS has decided to stop selling tobacco products in stores starting October 2014 because it is not in line with its goal of promoting health. Since this announcement,…
Is CVS really doing the right thing?
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Capitalizing on Fecal Transplants
By Deborah Cho Last summer, the FDA reversed its previous decision that required researchers to file INDs for fecal transplants to treat Clostridium difficile. This decision came without much official explanation as to the reasoning behind the…
Capitalizing on Fecal Transplants
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Charity
How Drug Samples Are Being Used to Fight the Good Fight
By Deborah Cho I would highly recommend reading the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s recent article An Rx for Surplus Meds featuring the Dispensary of Hope, a brilliant model of providing prescription medications to those who need but can’t afford them. In…
How Drug Samples Are Being Used to Fight the Good Fight
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Health Insurance & Patient Responsibility, Part II
By Deborah Cho In my first post, I introduced the general problem of patients not being fully informed about their health insurance policies and instead relying on providers to correctly apply each patient’s unique policy when…
Health Insurance & Patient Responsibility, Part II
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Affordable Care Act
Health Insurance & Patient Responsibility, Part I
By Deborah Cho With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, many consumers can now (or eventually…) head to HealthCare.gov to compare health insurance plans to find one that fits their needs. Health insurance plans,…
Health Insurance & Patient Responsibility, Part I