J Law Med Ethics
October 2024
Georgia State University College of Law Professor Emerita Charity Scott quoted these words from Albert Einstein in June of 2022 as she concluded a tribute to Professor Joseph (Jay) M. Healey, one of the founding lights of health law and health law teaching. She chose the quote because she thought the words and sentiment would resonate with Jay.
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October 2024
This column describes the history, mission, and work of Saint Louis University School of Law's service-learning course Health Law, Policy and Advocacy: Grassroots Advocacy. Grassroots Advocacy allows law students to work with advocacy organizations on state and federal health policy initiatives, engaging in legislative and administrative advocacy and public education. The course uses community collaboration, community-led advocacy, and collaborative learning to train the next generation of health policy advocates for Missouri and the nation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the 21 century the opportunity for the public to comment to an administrative agency typically means an invitation to go to a website, type words into a box, and hit send. Many advocacy groups provide templates for people to submit a statement in support or opposition to specific proposals. However, standardized comments do not capture the voice of Medicaid.
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