Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Lisa Hayes, chair of the Health Law Section, writes: Changes to accreditation requirements, policy changes to abolish the race-based practice of medicine and expansion of innovative methods for ...

In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued over the law did not have the legal right to do so. In the case, California v ...

A discussion of a health insurer's ability to overrule a doctor's prescription/plan via the "prior authorization" process, and whether or not this triggers the most fundamental concept in torts: the ...

Failure to obtain informed consent can result in significant consequences Exceptions to informed consent apply only in limited circumstances Elements of valid informed consent include patient capacity ...

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