Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how U.S. health law and policy fails to protect people in custody.
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Read more: Countercyclical Aid Is Not Enough to Fix the Broken US Approach to Public Health Financing Countercyclical Aid Is Not Enough to Fix the Broken US Approach to Public Health Financing
The model of countercyclical federal aid is fundamentally inadequate when applied to the realm of public health.
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Read more: The Years of Magical Thinking: Pandemic Necrosecurity Under Trump and Biden The Years of Magical Thinking: Pandemic Necrosecurity Under Trump and Biden
Death represents the de facto solution to many of the conundrums posed by the pandemic.
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Read more: Introduction to the Symposium: Health Law and Policy in an Era of Mass Suffering Introduction to the Symposium: Health Law and Policy in an Era of Mass Suffering
In this symposium, our hope is to acknowledge — and mourn — this current era of mass suffering and death.
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Read more: No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge
This post explains why Moderna’s cynical attempt to take back its COVID-19 vaccine patent pledge should fail.
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Read more: Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice
Can young people consent to COVID-19 vaccinations?
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Read more: The Pandemic Policy Excuse of ‘Meeting People Where They Are’ The Pandemic Policy Excuse of ‘Meeting People Where They Are’
Even where interventions are unpopular, the pursuit of a just world cannot be reduced to a popularity contest.
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Read more: Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder? Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?
Pharmaceutical policy must facilitate, not hinder, timely and adequate access to medication and supporting care.
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Read more: For Whom Does the CDC Think it Works? For Whom Does the CDC Think it Works?
Protecting the public’s health stands in direct conflict with the interests of those who fund elections and those who hold political power.
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Read more: It’s Time for the Federal Government to Get Back to Protecting the Nation Against COVID-19 It’s Time for the Federal Government to Get Back to Protecting the Nation Against COVID-19
Despite recent Supreme Court rulings, the federal government still has considerable power to both lead and persuade.
