Such a deeply sad day for all of us in the health law community. Thank you so much, Charity, for your mentorship, your brilliance, and your compassion.
Today we learned our dear friend Charity Scott of @GSU_HealthLaw has passed away. Charity was a former president of @ASLMENews, a columnist, author, & Guest Editor of @JLME_ASLME, a Jay Healey Award winner, a superb teacher, & a wonderful, supportive friend. We love you, Charity.
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Professor Zack Buck spoke to @NewYorker magazine about the shortcomings of the U.S. hospice movement and how it has become an industry rife with fraud and exploitation. @ProfZBuck newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
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Congratulations to our graduates! At 90.91% for first-time takers, we have the #1 bar passage rate among Tennessee law schools for the July 2022 Tennessee Bar Exam.
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The coverage continued this morning on @MorningEdition with @ProfLWiley contributing further insight on the future stakes and legal vaccum left if the decision goes unappealed. npr.org/2022/04/20/109369806…
Excellent coverage @NPR on the travesty of injustice rendered by the fed dist court in Florida on Monday that altered national public health prevention efforts - with keen analyses by @efusebrown and my own contributions.
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After a hard-fought race, the faculty team beat the student team in the Knoxville Marathon today! The real prize was that these incredible faculty and students were able to raise money for the TAPIL and Kolwyck fellowships.
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A thoughtful review for @IReadJotwell by @ProfZBuck of @JakeElberg's recent @WashLawReview article analyzing DOJ's corporate health care fraud enforcement.
Zack Buck, An Unapologetically Inconsistent Enforcement Regime health.jotwell.com/an-unapol… reviewing Jacob Elberg, Health Care Fraud Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry, 96 Wash. L. Rev. 371 (2021).
Such an enjoyable law review symposium @WVlawreview students and @valblakewvulaw! Happy to be a part of it.
Bravo to our law review students who put on an amazing symposium on rural health. @haksgaard @ProfZBuck @EpiAimee @jrobertsuhlc @DebbieFarringer @kit_johnson @JACQUELINERFOX David Moore, Elizabeth Van Nostrand, and more! So many inspirational and thoughtful presentations. @wvulaw
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Great insights in this CNN story from @ProfZBuck about what could be coming next for health care law. @ProfZBuck
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Lonnie T. Brown Jr. has been named the next dean of the @UTKLaw. His first day on Rocky Top will be July 1. Special thanks to Doug Blaze for his service as interim dean! news.utk.edu/2022/01/19/lonn…
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As states start their 2022 legislative sessions, they should check out these 4 state models to protect people from medical debts. The federal gov't should pay attention, too. ja.ma/3folvI1 via @JAMA_current with @ProfCRobertson and Mark Rukavina of @CommCatHealth
Happy to be a part of the @CNNPolitics conversation with my brilliant colleagues @ProfLWiley and @JACoganJr regarding next week’s SCOTUS oral arguments — major potential implications for CMS/Medicare’s regulatory ability. cnn.com/2021/12/29/politics/…
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🚨 New Paper🚨
"Hospital Lawsuits Over Unpaid Bills Increased By 37 Percent In Wisconsin From 2001 To 2018" out today in @health_affairs
Coauthored with @ZackCooperYale and James Han (a @yale undergrad)
Link: healthaffairs.org/doi/full/1…
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Are #MaskMandates still required in TN schools? Are #VaccineMandates for health care & other workers legal? Do state laws trump federal laws? Tune into #HealthConnections 11/30 550 & 750 am & 550 pm on @WUOTFM for answers to these and other questions. @ProfZBuck @utknursing
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It’s out!
Our focus: surprise bills are not just an exploitive use of the chargemaster. They violate a physician’s duty to obtain informed consent—which includes consent to pay—from patients. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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Great Perspective by @BarakRichman, Mark Hall, and @kevin_schulman on how the transparency and consent features of the No Surprises Act could "meaningfully nudge" health care towards informed financial consent. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
It was my pleasure to join my colleague @TNpolicynurse to discuss law in a pandemic on @WUOTFM as part of #HealthConnections this morning. So much to talk about!
Kudos to valued colleague, @ProfZBuck @UTKLaw, for discussion on #PublicHealthAuthority & the US #PublicHealthCrisis during the #COVID19 #Pandemic on #HealthConnections. Listen @WUOTFM live 550 pm EDT today or via on-demand listening. All past episodes available.. @utknursing
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Next up on #HealthConnections @WUOTFM 9/7: Public Health in Crisis, a discussion with @ProfZBuck @UTKLaw. Issues we discuss #ChronicUnderFunding #WorkForceProblems #PoliticizingPublicHealth @utknursing @ckeuper
Unsurprising, but such important reporting from @sarahkliff and others today. In order to build a more rational regulatory system, data like this are indispensable. nytimes.com/interactive/2021…
Touched on some of these topics in “When Hospitals Sue Patients,” forthcoming in the @HastingsLJ in 2022.
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