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Zeke Emanuel Speaks About Transformation in Healthcare
On October 15, 2016, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy hosted Professor Zeke Emanuel for a talk on transformation in the healthcare system. He provided a preview of his forthcoming book on providers that have transformed how they care for patients—and offered some political and policy insights into the options that might be pursued by those who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Professor Emanuel is optimistic that many of the transformations he writes about have been so successful in reducing costs and improving outcomes that they could survive and spread even if the next...
Panel Held on Transgender Litigation
Following the Supreme Court’s historic grant of certiorari in Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., a case concerning transgender bathroom use, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, the Yale Health Law and Policy Society, OutLaws, the Yale Federalist Society, and the Yale American Constitution Society hosted a panel discussion on transgender litigation and administrative law.
Dayna Matthew Discusses Her Book, Just Medicine
On November 3, 2016, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, the Black Law Students Association, and the Yale Health Law and Policy Society held a discussion with Dayna Matthew, Professor at University of Colorado Law School and the Colorado School of Public Health.
The Role of Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom
On November 3, 2016, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, the Yale Health Law and Policy Society, and the Collaboration on Research Integrity & Transparency held a discussion on the use of scientific evidence in the courtroom. The panel was moderated by Dan Kahan, the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School, and featured U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff and Senior Staff Attorney at the Innocence Project, Nina Morrison. The panel discussed the intersections between science and the law, examining its often problematic...
Passion for Food Law Grows at Yale Law School
With a growing interest in food law and policy at YLS, students and the administration are creating more opportunities to engage in this emerging area of law.
Solomon Center Panel Explores Future of ACA’s Exchanges
On October 28, 2016, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School and the National Academy of Social Insurance co-hosted a panel discussion on the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its insurance marketplaces, commonly known as “exchanges.”
The Solomon Center Explores the Future of the Affordable Care Act
On October 28, in collaboration with the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), the Solomon Center is organizing a panel discussion on the future of health insurance exchanges in “Shoring Up the Exchanges: Insurer Withdrawals, the Public Option and the Path Forward.”
Solomon Center Explores the Future of ACA Post-Election Nov. 28
On November 28, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy will hold a special event exploring the future of health care reform after the election, examining the Affordable Care Act, the Food and Drug Administration and other related topics.
Fertility Law Attorney and Visiting Professor Discuss Assisted Reproduction
On October 17, 2016, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, the Yale Health Law and Policy Society, Outlaws, and Law Students for Reproductive Justice co-hosted a dinner discussion on assisted reproduction technologies (ART). The panel, entitled “The ‘ART’ of Family Formation: The Law and Ethics of Assisted Reproduction," featured Rich Vaughn, fertility law attorney and Chair of the ABA Family Law Section Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technologies, and Professor Doug NeJaime, Professor of Law at UCLA Law School, Director of the Williams Institute, and Visiting...
Visiting Associate Professor Kesselheim Named JLME Editor-in-Chief
The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics announced that Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., will be the next Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, beginning on January 1, 2017. Kesselheim is a Visiting Associate Professor and Distinguished Visitor at the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy. Read more.