International Pandemic Lawmaking: Conceptual and Practical Issues — Launch Editorial
This symposium was convened to shed light on the inequities and imbalances exposed by global pandemic response.
Politics
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Read more: How Does the Mexican Constitution Regulate Crisis? How Does the Mexican Constitution Regulate Crisis?
From the founding era, the Mexican constitution has upheld the value of the rule of law, even in extraordinary circumstances.
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Read more: How Will Health Policy Change After COVID-19? How Will Health Policy Change After COVID-19?
COVID-19 highlights the importance of health policy change to socialize communicable disease costs, empower patients, and deregulate.
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Read more: Regulation of Access to Clinical Data in Chile’s New Constitution Regulation of Access to Clinical Data in Chile’s New Constitution
Among several important themes, the need to regulate the access to clinical data of patients, also called “interoperability,” arises as a major one.
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Read more: Can We Expect Legislation on Surprise Medical Billing? I’d Be Surprised Can We Expect Legislation on Surprise Medical Billing? I’d Be Surprised
To shake legislation on surprise medical billing loose, the President would need to take a side and expend political capital on a creative solution.
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Read more: Concerns Raised by ‘Georgia Access’ 1332 Waiver Application Concerns Raised by ‘Georgia Access’ 1332 Waiver Application
Commenters so far have raised various issues, including concerns about how the waiver would, if granted, impact access to treatment for mental illness.
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Read more: Chile’s New Constitution, the Right to Health, and Health System Reforms Chile’s New Constitution, the Right to Health, and Health System Reforms
The need to align the constitutional process with long-postponed structural reforms to the health system has become evident in Chile.
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Read more: The Right to Health in the Upcoming Constitutional Debate in Chile The Right to Health in the Upcoming Constitutional Debate in Chile
The upcoming plebiscite presents a historic opportunity to open a debate and incorporate the principles of a right to health into the nation’s constitution.
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Read more: Pragmatism and the Chilean Constitutional Moment Pragmatism and the Chilean Constitutional Moment
A long and dense enumeration of social rights would create high expectations, which could injure the credibility of the new constitution.
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Read more: Concerns Mount About Rule of Law in Argentina During COVID-19 Concerns Mount About Rule of Law in Argentina During COVID-19
Growing problems are driven by one overarching institutional factor: a constitutionally unsustainable procedure for decision-making.
