By India Baker In the United States, people of color experience higher rates of health disparities compared to white individuals, much of which can be traced to historical redlining practices.  Redlining began in the 1930s when the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) aimed to increase suburban home ownership among white […]

By Tyanna Robinson In the ongoing conversation about mental health and wellness, the Peace Corps has become a focal point in addressing the issue of stigma. The Peace Corps is an independent government agency aiming to provide sustainable solutions to the world’s humanitarian crises. It deploys volunteers to address challenges […]

By Veronica Jean Walsh The COVID-19 pandemic (pandemic) urged healthcare providers to rapidly adapt to the changing healthcare landscape, especially while Americans were encouraged to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19. Accordingly, telehealth medicine, delivering and facilitating health services via telecommunications and digital communication technologies, became a safer […]

The False Claims Act (“FCA”), which is mainly used to litigate fraudulent Medicare claims, is being challenged in the Supreme Court. In U.S. ex. Rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., Polansky argues that in granting the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) the ability to move to dismiss the realtor’s FCA […]

There may be no stranger with whom the average person shares more private details of their life with than their doctor. The primary healthcare mechanism to protect patient privacy in healthcare, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) was passed in 1996, but was, as its title suggests, heavily […]