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Insurer Spending On Lawyers Rather Than, You Know, Healthcare

Above The Law

If United Healthcare considered spending more on a cancer patient and less on lawyers to sue doctors for pointing out they didn’t spend on the cancer patient they wouldn’t be getting so thoroughly dragged online. The post Insurer Spending On Lawyers Rather Than, You Know, Healthcare appeared first on Above the Law.

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Report: Myanmar military responsible for numerous attacks on healthcare workers

JURIST

Myanmar’s armed forces (the Tatmadaw) has carried out 252 attacks on healthcare workers since the Tatmadaw illegally seized control of the country in a coup d’état in February, according to a report published on Tuesday. 190 healthcare workers have been arrested, with the report noting that these arrests are without justification.

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Alberta premier considers circumventing Canadian Charter of Rights to enforce transgender health restrictions

JURIST

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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HRW: new Lebanon government should prioritize human rights and rule of law

JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the new Lebanese government to adopt a human rights oriented agenda that promotes the rule of law, transparency and accountability on Thursday. The organization urged the government to implement legal reforms across various sectors to meet the needs of the people and build a brighter future for the country.

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Canada dispatches: Alberta government declares public health emergency to protect healthcare system amid Covid surge

JURIST

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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26 countries support legal action against Taliban for violations of women’s rights

JURIST

Twenty-six countries expressed on Thursday their support for a legal initiative to hold the Taliban accountable at the International Court of Justice for systematic human rights violations against women and girls in Afghanistan.

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Canada dispatches: counter to Alberta government policy, Calgary sports teams and universities embrace vaccine mandates

JURIST

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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