Setbacks to the Trump Administration’s Health Care Initiatives
The Trump Administration has undergone setbacks recently in its attempt to reshape the health care landscape. Since the 2017 failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through Congress, the Administration has attempted to use agency power to affect changes to provisions of the ACA. Such changes have been inspired […]
Medical Devices Help and Harm Millions: The FDA Needs a Better Regulatory Process
As of the publication of this article, 2019 has already seen recalls of twelve medical devices. Most recently, Two Medical Technologies, Inc. recalled automatic transport ventilators due to a potential risk of fire. But these are likely not all of the devices that should be recalled. The Food and Drug […]
Nanotechnology in Medicine and its Potential Legal Implications
While two distinct fields, medicine and technology are two areas that are under constant improvement. Medical improvements are necessary to continue to combat new invasive viruses, treat current diseases with no cure, and keep unknown illnesses at bay. Technological improvements are necessary to help create efficient tools for mankind’s everyday […]
Tracing the History of Forced Sterilization within the United States
When many people hear the phrase “forced sterilization,” they rarely associate the practice with the United States, or if they do, they believe this was something the country did more than a century ago. Unfortunately, however, coerced and forced sterilizations have been occurring since the early 1900s and have seen […]
Granite State Residents File Suit Over Medicaid Work Requirements
Medicaid is a federal and state government health insurance program for persons of all ages whose income and resources are insufficient to pay for health care. States currently enjoy significant leeway in determining who is eligible for implementation of the program. In recent years, a number of states have received […]
