“Other Than Honorable” Health Care
United States Marine Corps veteran Carri Leigh Goodwin reported that she was raped twice while on active duty with the Marine Corps in 2007. No one was prosecuted. Shortly thereafter, Goodwin received an “other than honorable discharge.” In 2009, Goodwin died of acute alcohol poisoning. Last August, the New York […]
Keeping Our Elderly in Their Homes
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, otherwise known as PACE, has a goal to keep America’s elderly living long and happy lives in the comfort of their own homes. To keep people out of costly nursing homes, PACE provides individualized care and services in the home, the community, […]
Exciting Health Law Opportunities
Second Annual WCL National Health Law Writing Competition American University Washington College of Law is pleased to announce its Second Annual National Health Law Writing Competition. This competition is designed to encourage law students to write scholarly papers on current topics of interest relevant to health law. Cash prizes, sponsored […]
FDA Accelerated Drug Approval: Can it help with rising drug prices? Should it?
In the final weeks of summer, a new villain emerged in the eyes of many Americans- Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Mylan Pharmaceutical Company raised the prices of the EpiPen to over $600 for a pack of two pens, a 400% increase since Mylan took on the project in 2007. The CEO of […]
FALSE CLAIMS ACT: SUPREME COURT ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE BLURRY LINE OF THE IMPLIED CERTIFICATION LIABILITY
The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, was enacted during the time of the Civil War to combat fraud committed by the suppliers of goods to the Union army. What made the False Claims Act different from other fraud and abuse laws was the inclusion of the qui […]