title: Recent developments in health care law: partners in innovation.
abstract: This article reviews recent developments in health care law, focusing on the engagement of law as a partner in health care innovation. The article addresses: the history and contents of recent United States federal law restricting the use of genetic information by insurers and employers; the recent federal policy recommending routine HIV testing; the recent revision of federal policy regarding the funding of human embryonic stem cell research; the history, current status, and need for future attention to advance directives; the recent emergence of medical-legal partnerships and their benefits for patients; the obesity epidemic and its implications for the child's right to health under international conventions.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 685 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0345, USA. robertaberry@gatech.edu
authors.forename: Roberta M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bliss
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caley
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: Jerri Nims
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Rooker
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Todres
authors.forename: Leslie E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D030661:Genetic Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D057905:Stem Cell Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States