The Bleeding Edge and the Unsettling Truth About Medical Devices Today

Courtney ThomasOct 25, 20184 min read
After its premiere on Netflix, the documentary, The Bleeding Edge,immediately received attention for its critical look inside the billion-dollar medical device industry in the United States. In the documentary, men and women across the country openly discussed how their lives were affected after they used FDA approved medical devices. Most […]

Telemedicine: Making Health Care a Reality for All

Lisa SendrowOct 12, 20184 min read
The American Telemedical Association, a leading telehealth association, describes telemedicine as the remote delivery of health care services and clinical information using telecommunications technology including through the internet and cellphones. Telemedicine has seen an exponential increase in the last few years with about 200 telemedicine networks and 3,500 service sites […]

Developments in Drug Pricing and Anti-Kickback Laws

Matthew ThomasOct 11, 20184 min read
On Wednesday, President Trump signed the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act. The bill tackles a number of issues that stand in the way of lowering high drug prices, particularly the discussion over the ‘gag rule’ in interactions between insurers and pharmacists. Under the current provisions of the gag […]

What Could Brett Kavanaugh do to Women’s Health Law?

Casey MarsonSep 26, 20183 min read
President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, has been a constant conservative presence on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for twelve years.  Judge Kavanaugh has made it a point to stress textual limitations of the Constitution while often supporting corporations over […]

The ACA Twilight Zone

Samantha SchramAug 21, 20185 min read
Death by a thousand cuts has been the Trump Administration’s approach to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  To be sure, President Trump  tweeted on April 23, 2017 that “ObamaCare is in serious trouble.”  On October 13, 2017, he tweeted, “ObamaCare is a broken mess. Piece by piece we will now begin […]