Recent developments in health care law: partners in innovation.
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.
Berry
Roberta M
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School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 685 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0345, USA. robertaberry@gatech.edu
Bliss
Lisa
L
Caley
Sylvia
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Lombardo
Paul A
PA
Rooker
Jerri Nims
JN
Todres
Jonathan
J
Wolf
Leslie E
LE
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