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Protecting rights in a global crisis: HLS scholars raise important legal and ethical questions about health care delivery and the enactment of extraordinary public health measures
Fifty years from now, will emergency decisions made today to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic be remembered as reprehensible human rights violations, comparable to the internment of Japanese…
Trump wants to scale back coronavirus restrictions by Easter to help economy. Is it all up to him?
From the article: WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has said he wants to curtail the strict social distancing guidelines his administration put in place to slow the spread of the…
In age of pandemics, how tough should vaccine mandates get?
From the article: Drug companies are racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, and when one is available, health officials in the U.S. face a difficult question: Should Americans…
Coronavirus: Yes, businesses can kick you out for coughing. But there are some exceptions.
From the article: As millions of Americans shut their doors to the threat of coronavirus, those who venture out — whether to seek necessities or in ignorance of new guidelines …
A True Outlook on American Health Insurance with Christopher Robertson
Summary: Today on Health Care Rounds, we welcome Christopher Robertson, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Law at the University of Arizona. With his diverse background in…
FDA Experimental Virus Drug Policy Highlights Right to Try Issue
From the article: The FDA’s ability to collect data on whether experimental treatments for Covid-19 are effective spotlights pitfalls in a two-year-old controversial drug law called Right to…
Bad advice from the president: Trump touts unproven coronavirus drugs
President Donald Trump said he will "slash red tape like nobody has even done it before" in a bid to get unapproved coronavirus treatments to patients faster and…
Why is getting sick in the US financially toxic for many people?
Summary: As of 2017 healthcare is the leading category of the 78,5 billion in consumer debt collected each year, which is more than 40 times the size of credit card debt. While the…
Medicare Reimbursement for Prescription Drugs: An Overlooked Policy Lever for Innovation
From the article: Over the past few decades, policymakers have used Medicare reimbursement policy to achieve wide-ranging changes in the health care system. Recent efforts have focused on using the…
Response to coronavirus could test limits of government powers
From the article: “In times of emergency — including public health emergency — the temptation to violate individual rights is at its greatest, and the courts have often been…