Health affairs blog post: 1332 waivers and the future of state health reform.
Authors: Howard H, Benshoof G PMID: 25876382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics)
Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics Source Type: research

Medicare, Medicaid, and pharmaceuticals: the price of innovation.
Authors: Kevles DJ PMID: 25876383 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics)
Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics Source Type: research

Health affairs blog post: challenges for people with disabilities within the health care safety net.
Authors: Ulrich MR PMID: 25876384 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics)
Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics Source Type: research

Responding to Public Health Emergencies on Tribal Lands: Jurisdictional Challenges and Practical Solutions.
Authors: Barnard JB Abstract Response to public health emergencies on tribal lands poses a unique challenge for state and tribal public health officials. The complexity and intensely situation-specific nature of federal Indian jurisprudence leaves considerable question as to which government entity, state or tribal, has jurisdiction on tribal lands to undertake basic emergency measures such as closure of public spaces, quarantine, compulsory medical examination, and investigation. That jurisdictional uncertainty, coupled with cultural differences and an often troubled history of tribal-state relations, thr...
Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics Source Type: research

Hatch-Waxman Turns 30: Do We Need a Re-Designed Approach for the Modern Era?
Authors: Kesselheim AS, Darrow JJ Abstract In 1984, Congress passed the Hatch-Waxman Act, which catalyzed the creation of the modem generic drug industry. Generic drugs today account for eighty-four percent of all prescriptions dispensed, but less than twenty percent of drug costs. Despite this success, numerous problems in the generic drug market have emerged. Some involve the deliberate manipulation of the Hatch-Waxman system, while others have arisen more unexpectedly, such as the Supreme Court's 2011 decision in Pliva v. Mensing that could undermine consumer confidence in generic drugs. We discuss thes...
Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics Source Type: research

In the Nick of Time: Using the Reasonable Promptness Provision to Challenge Medicaid Spending Cutbacks.
Authors: Chen J Abstract Because agency enforcement of the Medicaid statute against non-compliant states is utterly impractical, Medicaid providers and beneficiaries have relied on section 1983 litigation to protect themselves against the harmful effects of state cutbacks on Medicaid spending by privately enforcing two particular provisions of the Medicaid statute against the states. However, because of several legislative and judicial decisions, private litigants can no longer use these provisions to challenge low Medicaid reimbursement rates. This Note proposes and evaluates an alternative method of resi...
Source: Yale journal of health policy, law, and ethics - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: Yale J Health Policy Law Ethics Source Type: research