A summary of the article “Practicing What We Preach – Ending Physician Health Program Bans on Opioid-Agonist Therapy”, written by Leo Beletsky, Sarah E. Wakeman, and Kevin Fiscella.
Read moreGlobal Perspective: How Chile's Healthcare System Addresses Substance Use Disorder
Perhaps the US can learn from Chile’s pipeline-style approach between different levels of services for SUD treatment to create a more efficient and easily navigable system for patients.
Read moreMedical Deferred Action Program Still Faces Unclear Future
The future of medical deferred action is still unclear.
Read moreChanges to the Health Care Rights Law: proposed rule factsheet
Among other changes, the proposed rule would eliminate the previous definition of “on the basis of sex,” so gender identity and pregnancy termination would no longer be covered in the anti-discrimination rule.
Read moreWebinar: ACA Under Threat: The Potential Impacts of Repealing the Affordable Care Act
In this joint PHLW/NPHL webinar, experts on the ACA will consider the upcoming 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision on the constitutionality of the ACA and the impacts were it to be repealed.
Read moreTrump administration rule would undo healthcare protections for LGBTQ patients
A new Trump administration proposal would change the civil rights rules dictating whether providers must care for patients who are transgender or have had an abortion.
Read moreOpioid litigation updates
Updates on opioid litigation around the United States.
Read morePHLW files amicus brief in opiate MDL
On May 3, 2019, Public Health Law Watch and six other amici filed an amicus brief in the national prescription opiate litigation in the northern district of Ohio.
Read moreExperts discuss mitochondrial replacement therapy and the future of U.S. policy
Last month, The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School organized a panel of academics from around the globe to present their research and perspectives on mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), a highly controversial treatment that is currently prohibited in the United States.
Read moreEDGI: EPA didn't provide enough information for true public comment on WOTUS rule
On February 14th, the EPA and Engineers Corps published a new rule changing the definition of “waters of the United States.” The public could comment on the new rule until April 15th. However, it’s unclear whether the public had access to enough information to make a truly informed comment.
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