In June, members of the George Consortium were among the 750 scholars and experts in global public health, U.S. constitutional law, and international law and relations who wrote to Congress in opposition to U.S. withdrawal from WHO.
Healthcare and the 2020 Presidential Election blog series
U.S. Healthcare reform remains a central issue in any policy debate, especially during an election year, such that many candidates in the 2020 Presidential Election have indicated healthcare as one of their “signature issues.” To better understand where each candidate stands on issues, Public Health Law Watch is launching a new blog series aimed at identifying and exploring some of the public health issues and policies under consideration by candidates.
Read moreThe Trump Administration’s New Public Charge Rule: Implications For Health Care & Public Health [from Health Affairs Blog]
Although recent discussions about the Trump Administration’s immigration policies have focused on the treatment of undocumented migrants and asylum-seekers at the border and in detention, the Administration has also sought to curtail legal immigration and make conditions more onerous for non-citizens who are lawfully present. The most recent example of these restrictive efforts is the long-anticipated public charge rule, which was published in the Federal Register by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on August 14. Unless halted by litigation, the rule will take effect on October 15, creating punishing new challenges for immigrant patients and their health care providers.
Read moreCALL FOR PAPERS: Northeastern University School of Law - 2020 Health Law Conference
In conjunction with its 2020 Annual Health Law Conference, and in celebration of the career of Professor Richard A. Daynard, who is widely known for his pioneering work on public health litigation and tobacco control, the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University School of Law seeks abstracts for papers discussing one or more of the myriad issues raised by affirmative public health litigation. Papers may look at the efficacy of such litigation (in one or more domains), the barriers such litigation face, critiques of such litigation, and/or possible reforms.
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