In this joint PHLW/NPHL webinar, experts on the ACA will consider the upcoming 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision on the constitutionality of the ACA and the impacts were it to be repealed.
Read moreTrump administration rule would undo healthcare protections for LGBTQ patients
A new Trump administration proposal would change the civil rights rules dictating whether providers must care for patients who are transgender or have had an abortion.
Read moreOpioid litigation updates
Updates on opioid litigation around the United States.
Read morePHLW files amicus brief in opiate MDL
On May 3, 2019, Public Health Law Watch and six other amici filed an amicus brief in the national prescription opiate litigation in the northern district of Ohio.
Read moreExperts discuss mitochondrial replacement therapy and the future of U.S. policy
Last month, The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School organized a panel of academics from around the globe to present their research and perspectives on mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), a highly controversial treatment that is currently prohibited in the United States.
Read moreEDGI: EPA didn't provide enough information for true public comment on WOTUS rule
On February 14th, the EPA and Engineers Corps published a new rule changing the definition of “waters of the United States.” The public could comment on the new rule until April 15th. However, it’s unclear whether the public had access to enough information to make a truly informed comment.
Read moreJoin us this week at NUSL's Annual Health Law Conference!
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Read moreTrump returns Obamacare to the crosshairs and we are all in peril
The Trump administration has returned with renewed vigor to its war against the Affordable Care Act. If the attack succeeds, the damage would touch almost all of us.
Read morePHLW hosts comment writing party at Northeastern Law
Last week, Public Health Law Watch hosted a comment writing party at Northeastern Law, with help from the Center for Health Policy and Law and How To Get It Done.
Read moreNew SNAP rule further limits food benefits for unemployed and underemployed people
On February 1, 2019, the USDA published its proposed rule to further limit food benefits for unemployed and underemployed people.
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