On November 19, the Health Law and Policy Brief hosted its fall symposium “Telemedicine: Regulatory Framework & Barriers to Expansion.” Telemedicine emerged over 40 years ago and is a rapidly expanding area of healthcare in the United States. The panelists at the symposium discussed the current state of Telemedicine, its […]

A recent New York Times/Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 1 in 5 insured American’s struggle to pay medical related expenses. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, which enacted comprehensive health care reform. The massive law contains countless provisions, with some of the most controversial […]

For the first time since Congress passed FLSA in 1938, home health aides, also known as domestic service workers, are now eligible for minimum wage and overtime pay. Earlier this month, Chief Justice Roberts denied Home Care Association of America’s request for stay of issuance of mandate in the case […]

This October the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released a study linking fracking to adverse pregnancy outcomes, specifically premature births. Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is the “process of pumping chemical-laced water into shale to extract the oil or gas embedded within.” Fracking is a stimulation process […]

Planned Parenthood Foundation provides easily accessible and affordable birth control, preventive health care measures, including breast and cervical cancer screenings, and medically safe and legal abortions resulting in vast improvements to the health of millions of women and children. The controversies surrounding Planned Parenthood does not negate the evidence that […]