Topic
Preventative Care
114 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
Penalizing Prevention
Doron Dorfman (Syracuse University), Penalizing Prevention, 108 Cornell L. Rev. 3 (2023):Preventive medicine, which includes interventions intended to preempt illnesses before they surface, has long been a priority for furthering…
Food Safety News
FDA’s 2021 strides: Thinking outside the box to strengthen prevention
– OPINION – Despite the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was another important year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Foods Program. I’d like…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
DHHS Approves Updates to Preventive Items and Services to be Covered Without Cost-Sharing
By Edward I. Leeds, Jean C. Hemphill, G'nece Jones
Revisions to preventive care and screening guidelines will require health plans and health insurance policies to provide 100 percent coverage for additional services for women, adolescents, children, and infants, following…
Patient Safety Blog
New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines: 45 Is The New 50
New Screening Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer The American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in May of this year updated the guidelines for colon cancer screenings…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Effect of Race and Other Factors on the Utilization of Annual Physical Examinations and Preventive Healthcare Services in the District of Columbia
Karl Von Batten, The Effect of Race and Other Factors on the Utilization of Annual Physical Examinations and Preventive Healthcare Services in the District of Columbia, SSRN (2021):This study shows…
The Social Media Butterfly
Why You Shouldn’t Procrastinate on Getting a Mammogram
How many of you put off doctor’s appointments and other important items on your personal to-do list because you’re “too busy?” I’m certainly guilty of it. Especially when it’s something…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Federal Agencies Issue HIV Preventive Services Guidance for Health Benefit Plans
By By: Kristine M. Bingman, Hillary M. Sizer
The U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of the Treasury recently issued regulatory guidance on the requirement that health plans cover pre-exposure…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Agencies Issue Interim Final Rule on COVID-19 Preventive Services Coverage
By Anne Hall
The Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have issued an interim final rule (IFR) regarding group health plan coverage of COVID-19 testing and vaccines. Under the Affordable…
Health Law Prof Blog
Old-Age Inequality with Longevity Extension from Preventive Healthcare
Byung-June Kim (Pohang University), Bong-Gyu Jang (Pohang University), Old-Age Inequality with Longevity Extension from Preventive Healthcare, SSRN:We introduce a model to evaluate whether the optimal preventive healthcare cost affects individual…
Health Law Prof Blog
Old-Age Inequality with Longevity Extension from Preventive Healthcare
Byung-June Kim (Pohang University), Bong-Gyu Jang (Pohang University), Old-Age Inequality with Longevity Extension from Preventive Healthcare, SSRN:We introduce a model to evaluate whether the optimal preventive healthcare cost affects individual…