For Some, Tuberculosis Diagnosis is a Prison Sentence Without End

According to the BBC, in some parts of the world being diagnosed with Extreme Drug Resistant Tuberculosis(XDR-TB) is equivalent to being handed an indefinite prison sentence.
Tuberculosis is a public health crisis and has been declared a national emergency in South Africa.   Estimates suggest that nine million people contract standard TB every year.  Ninety percent of those who [...]

Scholar’s Corner: Recent Scholarly Works in Global Health Law

Section 125 Plans for Individual Insurance and HIPAA’s Group Insurance Provisions

 
Amy Monahan
University of Missouri School of Law
Mark A. Hall
Wake Forest University – School of Law
Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1283780  
Abstract:     
Several states have either passed or proposed legislation requiring employers to offer their employees the ability to pay for health insurance [...]