JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Late Wednesday evening, the Alberta government surprised Albertans by declaring a State of Public Health Emergency in a purported effort to protect what has become a fragile healthcare system in the wake of the fourth wave of Covid-19. Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Staff Correspondent for Canada. He files this dispatch from Calgary.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Your Premier” that her provincial government is prepared to invoke the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ “notwithstanding clause” as a “last resort” to enforce proposed restrictions on transgender healthcare and related policies, circumventing rights enshrined in the Charter.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe extended a territory-wide curfew on Saturday which applied from 7PM until 6AM Sunday for public safety reasons after a strike by workers at the EDF-PEI power plant shut down the island’s electricity supply on Friday.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Several healthcare provisions, including drug reforms, were left out of the government funding bill, angering some healthcare leaders. The post Healthcare Leaders Slam Exclusion of Key Healthcare Provisions in Spending Package appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2023

The Court held in favor of the appellant, David Dubin, who was convicted of healthcare fraud for overbilling Medicaid for services provided to a patient. The government also applied a sentence enhancement under 18 U.S.C. The opinion provides analogies including “a lawyer who rounds up her hours from 2.9

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Quebec premier François Legault announced on Wednesday that his government is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to require doctors trained in Quebec to start their careers in the province’s healthcare system, aiming to tackle the ongoing shortage of medical professionals.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2025

The government alleges these actions violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act (FCA) when federal health programs reimbursed unlawful prescriptions. We will not stand by and allow the government to put our pharmacists in a no-win situation, trying to comply with rules that simply do not exist.

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2022

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter, in a report published Wednesday, condemned the Lebanese government and the central bank for the country’s worst economic and financial crisis, which has pushed most of its population into poverty.

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JURIST

AUGUST 24, 2021

As of now, the Alberta provincial government has yet to release a statement on the actions of Alberta’s professional man’s sports teams. The Alberta government has a history of not abating these fears. This problem is conflated by universal masking mandates that infiltrate on the public sphere, justifiably or not.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2024

This month, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on the ethics and governance of LLMs in healthcare. Reactions from the leaders of healthcare AI companies have been mainly positive.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Healthcare leaders are slamming the budget plan, highlighting that it would result in millions of people losing coverage, as well as a surge in uncompensated care for providers. The post GOP Seeks to Drastically Cut Medicaid Spending How Are Healthcare Leaders Reacting? appeared first on MedCity News.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2023

NEU responded to the government announcement in a press release , saying that it “strongly opposes the introduction of minimum service levels.” ” As its name implies, it serves to create a “minimum service” throughout industries; especially within transport, education and healthcare.

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JURIST

APRIL 11, 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published its Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED ) , which offers data on healthcare spending across 194 countries and territories since 2022. The database includes information on how much each country spends on health, and how this spending is divided between government and households.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2025

As of Thursday, more than 58,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from both the majority Meitei and tribal KukiZo communities remain housed in 281 makeshift relief camps across the state in cramped, unsanitary conditions with minimal access to healthcare and nutrition.

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LLRX

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Zillman's expert guide includes links to a wide range of resources published by government, healthcare providers and educators, inclusive of the following topics: Healthcare Directories, Subject Trees and Subject Tracers; Healthcare Search Engines and Selected Bots; and Health Forums Online for Expert Support.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Tuesday reversed insider trading convictions against four defendants over leaks from a US healthcare agency. The post US appeals court drops insider trading convictions over healthcare leaks appeared first on JURIST - News. million in profits from this scheme.

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LLRX

JANUARY 26, 2023

Zillman's guide addresses the challenging landscape of healthcare information that proliferates on the internet. A large measure of the information hosted on self described authoritative health and healthcare sites is grounded in speculative, e-commerce drive subject matter. Zillman's Marcus P.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Jason Hill, Ochsner Health’s innovation officer, said he goes to sleep most nights and wakes up most morning worried about one thing: the state of generative AI governance in healthcare. To him, providers and other healthcare organizations are in dire need of frameworks to ensure their AI tools are safe and perform well over time.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2025

Healthcare leaders might be too confident about their AI readiness, according to new research. It showed that 70% of leaders feel at least somewhat confident in their organizations AI governance frameworks, but only 15% report having scalable infrastructure in place.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2025

On April 6, the government announced a new health protocol consisting of 15 migration measures. Amnesty International condemned Thursday the Dominican Republic’s new health protocol that requires migrants to provide documentation and pay fees to access public health services.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) renewed its call for governments to address racial discrimination and inequalities in healthcare, in the statement issued on Monday. Although non-binding , the recommendation outlines various measures for governments to tackle racial inequalities and discrimination in healthcare.

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Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2022

government brought the suit against Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals, accusing the hospital system of paying millions of dollars of kickbacks to West Clinic, P.C., The post Memphis-Based Hospital Accused Of Healthcare Fraud Involving Cancer Treatment appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2023

While the bill awaits the state governor’s assent, it has received great opposition, especially from private hospitals and healthcare enterprises. The bill aims to increase access to healthcare, improve the quality of healthcare and places the onus on the government to maintain the state’s public health.

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Above The Law

JULY 20, 2021

Spearheaded by the Departments of Justice, and Health and Human Services, efforts to investigate and prosecute healthcare fraud resulted in the government recovering billions, including about $2.1 billion for the Medicare Trust Funds.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The new law will prohibit healthcare professionals from providing gender-affirming treatments to those under the age of 18, including hormone therapy, puberty blockers and gender-confirmation surgery. Healthcare professionals currently providing such treatment must reduce their administration of drugs or hormones by December 31, 2023.

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JURIST

MARCH 28, 2025

In the months that followed, he endured enforced disappearance, torture, including beatings and electric shocks, and severe denial of essential healthcare. Now exiled in Trkiye, Amr Hashad was reportedly jailed between 2014 and 2019 over his alleged involvement in an attempt to overthrow the government.

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Above The Law

JUNE 8, 2023

Merck recently became the first drugmaker to sue the federal government over its Medicare drug price negotiation program. The company’s lawsuit argues that the program violates the Constitution’s First and Fifth Amendments, but healthcare law expert Robin Feldman said the defense doesn’t have any legs.

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JURIST

JULY 31, 2024

TransAction, an organisation that advocates for transgender healthcare and legal protections, and an anonymous transgender young person, issued this legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, alleging the ban was implemented through an unlawful process. risks and no or very limited clear benefits.”

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

While the plan aims to reduce government spending, healthcare executives are pointing out that these cuts would actually exacerbate the financial instability of the overall U.S. healthcare system as well worsen health outcomes for millions of people, many of whom are children.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Russian Supreme Court agreed, following a closed-door hearing, with the government’s request to declare the “international LGBT movement” as an extremist organization. The court’s decision is the most recent development in Russia’s ongoing crackdown against LGBTQ+ people within the country.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The EU Delegation in Rwanda Thursday announced an aid package valued at € 22 million to the Rwandan government in support of the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) operated by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to evacuate at-risk refugees and asylum seekers from Libya. The UNHCR helped 1,500 people seek refuge in Rwanda in the wake of the war.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The UN expert highlighted that while the acknowledgement of ageing is commendable, it is crucial that the government implements specific strategies to ensure the rights and dignity of older individuals are protected in their diverse needs.

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LLRX

JANUARY 14, 2025

The past few decades, mounting scientific evidence has shown that as little as 1-2 alcoholic drinks per day can lead to increases in the likelihood of several cancers. This prompted the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, to release a new Surgeon General Advisory on Jan. 3, 2025, warning about the link between alcohol and cancer.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2024

The report highlights issues related to drug trafficking, insufficient healthcare services and the overall well-being of detainees and staff members. Furthermore, the report draws attention to the inadequate provision of healthcare services within the detention centre.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 9, 2022

Going out on a limb” is how Emily Weber began her career in healthcare law, writing a letter to Vail Valley Medical Center asking if they wanted to hire her as an up-and-coming legal professional. This week, we feature Emily Weber of Foley & Lardner LLP. Emily Weber. Managing Partner. Foley & Lardner LLP. Denver Office.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Government of Canada announced Sunday new funding to support Indigenous-led climate solutions in remote communities, helping them adapt to the impacts of climate change. The post Canada announces funding for Indigenous-led climate solutions appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

To develop the plan, the administration looked at several factors, including disparities in the workplace, healthcare, schools, and within the home. The plan outlines thirteen steps the administration plans to take to mitigate disparities in government and institutional resources for disabled and elderly Black Americans.

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