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Katie Booth Wellington

Katie Booth Wellington was a Student Fellow during the 2012-2013 academic year. At the conclusion of her fellowship, she was a third-year law student at Harvard Law School with a focus on health care law. She attended Yale University, where she majored in English. Prior to law school, Katie worked for two years as a management consultant for pharmaceutical, biotech, and agribusiness companies. Katie was the joint Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, which focuses on intellectual property law, health law, and technology law issues. During law school, Katie interned in the Health Care Fraud Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office in Boston and in the Health Care Group at Ropes & Gray. During her fellowship, Katie researched the problem of cyberattacks on wireless medical devices, focusing on the current U.S. legal and regulatory structure.
  • Health Care Reform

    Is Obama Winning or Losing on Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act?

    By: Katie Booth The Obama administration announced in February that it would allow Arkansas to use the federal money intended for Medicaid expansion to buy private health insurance plans for individuals with incomes up to…

    Is Obama Winning or Losing on Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act?

  • Empirical

    Impact of the Sequester on Health Care: By the Numbers

    By: Katie Booth  The looming sequester will have a significant impact on health care, including cuts to Medicare, FDA, CDC, NIH, and Affordable Care Act programs. Budget cuts could slow down the drug approval process,…

    Impact of the Sequester on Health Care: By the Numbers

  • FDA

    Can the FDA Ban Cupcakes?

    By Katie Booth In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to discuss an important issue: Can the FDA ban cupcakes? While this may seem like a silly question, the Center for Science in the…

    Can the FDA Ban Cupcakes?

  • Health Care Finance

    Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center: Hospitals Allege Medicare Intentionally Underpaid Providers–And Got Away With It

    By Katie Booth In the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Auburn Regional Medical Center, the Court held that a suit against HHS by eighteen hospitals alleging intentional underpayment of Medicare reimbursements was barred by a…

    Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center: Hospitals Allege Medicare Intentionally Underpaid Providers–And Got Away With It

  • Biotechnology

    Roundup of State Ballot Initiatives on Health Issues

    By Katie Booth This November, voters weighed in on an array of state ballot initiatives on health issues from medical marijuana to health care reform. Ballot outcomes by state are listed below (more after the jump).…

    Roundup of State Ballot Initiatives on Health Issues

  • Government Regulation

    Florida’s Constitutional Amendment on Healthcare: Why It Still Matters after the Supreme Court’s Healthcare Decision

    By Katie Booth This November, Floridians will vote on whether to amend the Florida constitution “to prohibit laws or rules from compelling any person or employer to purchase, obtain, or otherwise provide for health care coverage.” Similar…

    Florida’s Constitutional Amendment on Healthcare: Why It Still Matters after the Supreme Court’s Healthcare Decision

  • Doctor-Patient Relationship

    The Use of Electronic Health Records Is Increasing Medicare Billing: Is It Also Increasing the Amount of Care Physicians Provide?

     By Katie Booth The New York Times recently reported that the switch to Electronic Health Records (“EHRs”) may be contributing to rising Medicare costs. The Times described two hospitals where the portion of patients billed…

    The Use of Electronic Health Records Is Increasing Medicare Billing: Is It Also Increasing the Amount of Care Physicians Provide?

  • Obesity

    Are There Any Good Legal Arguments to Overturn the NYC “Soda Ban”?

    By Katie Booth New York City’s Board of Health has recently approved a ban on all sugar-sweetened drinks over sixteen ounces sold in restaurants, fast food chains, movie theaters, sports stadiums and food carts (with some exceptions). The…

    Are There Any Good Legal Arguments to Overturn the NYC “Soda Ban”?

  • Empirical

    FDA Law: More Statutes Than Regulations?

    By Katie Booth The FDA Law Blog has just published a semi-serious study by Kurt Karst on the growth of Title 21 of the United States Code (“USC”) compared to Title 21 of the Code of…

    FDA Law: More Statutes Than Regulations?