Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs does not allow doctors to even discuss the use of medical marijuana to veterans irrespective of state law legalizing medicinal marijuana use. Lawmakers in Illinois and New York that have legalized medical marijuana are urging changes to current policy in order for VA doctors […]

By: Nawa Arsala A volunteer participating in a clinical trial in France died last week, while five more remain hospitalized in critical condition. On January 17th, the Portuguese company Bial conducting the trial issued a press release confirming the death of the volunteer at the University Hospital of Rennes, while […]

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 […]