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 […]
The Debate Surrounding the Right to Die
In 2014 Brittany Maynard became the face of the nation’s right-to-die debate. Maynard, 29, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given six months to live. After assessing her options, Maynard and her family reluctantly decided to move from the San Francisco Bay Area to Oregon, one of five states […]
Pharma Transparency Bill Wains in California as Price-Gouging Discussion Gains Momentum Nationally
On August 17, California lawmakers killed a drug price transparency bill, putting to rest a policy that would have major implications on the pharmaceutical industry in the United States’ most populous state. The bill, which was first introduced by State Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) in February 2016, sought to […]