Regulation

  • Read more: Bold New Policies for The Brave New Biologies: IPRs and Innovation in Synthetic Biology and Gene editing
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    Bold New Policies for The Brave New Biologies: IPRs and Innovation in Synthetic Biology and Gene editing

    Research Seminar at the University of Copenhagen debating intellectual property and innovation in synthetic biology, systems biology & gene editing. New technologies in biology offer a brave new world of possibilities. Promising solutions to some of the most urgent challenges faced by humanity: climate change, environmental protection, growing population, renewable energy and improved health care. Scientific…

  • Read more: The National Health Service (NHS) in England is standing on a burning platform?
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    The National Health Service (NHS) in England is standing on a burning platform?

    By John Tingle In the introduction to a new report on the state of acute hospitals in the NHS in England, the Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) controversially states: “The NHS stands on a burning platform — the model of acute care that worked well when…

  • Read more: Making a Moral Case for Regulation
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    Making a Moral Case for Regulation

    Valerie Braithwaite’s chapter in the ANU’s Press’s new Regulatory Theory: Foundations and Applications provides a general introduction to looking at regulation through a social lens.  If regulation is so great, she asks, why do so many people approach it with fear and loathing? I won’t rehearse her argument here, but instead skip to some key points…

  • Read more: Fantastic New Resource on Regulation
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    Fantastic New Resource on Regulation

    Peter Drahos and a roster of the minds that have made RegNet at the Australian National University the hub of regulatory research and theory have put (it seems) all they know into a new, FREE ebook, Regulatory Theory: Foundations and Applications.  It is a comprehensive account of the field, written to serve both as a…

  • Read more: Housing Equity Week in Review
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    Housing Equity Week in Review

    Last week, January 23-29, 2017, saw a mix of national and local-level housing news. Here’s our round-up for the past week: Surprising some on the “Warren-wing” of the Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren came out in support of Dr. Ben Carson as the 17th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In the confirmation hearing, Warren asked…

  • Read more: CMS Publishes Final Rule Revising and Expanding Conditions for HHA Participation in Medicare and Medicaid
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    CMS Publishes Final Rule Revising and Expanding Conditions for HHA Participation in Medicare and Medicaid

    By Wendy S. Salkin The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule concerning home health agencies on January 9th, “Medicare and Medicaid Program: Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies.” The rule has been a long time coming, since the proposed rules were set forth on October 9, 2014. This is the first…

  • Read more: CMS Prohibits Arbitration Clauses in Long-Term Care Facility Contracts
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    CMS Prohibits Arbitration Clauses in Long-Term Care Facility Contracts

    By Wendy S. Salkin On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)—an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—released a final rule that “will revise the requirements that Long-Term Care facilities [LTCs] must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs” (1). (Almost all LTCs receive funds from Medicare or Medicaid.) This is…

  • Read more: Healthcare complaints matter: the need to improve the system
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    Healthcare complaints matter: the need to improve the system

    By John Tingle Today consumerism is an essential part of the fabric of British society and complaint systems are heralded in many retail and professional environments. The British public have got used to complaining over the years and this attitude has seeped into the provision of health care services. Records levels of complaints about the…

  • Read more: Looking Towards 2030 in Patient Safety
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    Looking Towards 2030 in Patient Safety

    By John Tingle There is a clear need for those charged with patient safety policy making to prepare for the future and to take account of emerging trends. This would be so in any commercial or professional organisation. These issues were addressed in the context of patient safety at the recent,Patient Safety Global Action Summit…

  • Read more: Treasury Targets Corporate Inversion, Pfizer-Allergan Deal Falls Through
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    Treasury Targets Corporate Inversion, Pfizer-Allergan Deal Falls Through

    By Dalia Deak The Treasury Department published regulations on Monday that took aim at corporate inversions – and, they hit their mark. Two days later, the merger of pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Allergan, the largest planned inversion in history of the pharmaceutical industry, fell through. The temporary and proposed regulations put forth on Monday make…