Tag Archives: health insurance

Web of Interests Surrounding Medicines Makes Patient Access Increasingly Difficult

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Jennifer Carter-Johnson, PhD, JD A recent New York Times article described the problems that patients are having gaining access to a new class of cholesterol reducers, called PCSK9 … Continue reading →

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No More Death Panels; Politically-Assisted Suicide Instead

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Leonard Fleck, PhD Republicans have not coalesced around any comprehensive proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (though one is now on the table and intensely disputed). … Continue reading →

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Leonard Fleck: Using a medical ethicscope

Posted on April 25, 2014 by

Read Dr. Fleck’s recent Faculty Voice feature in MSU Today: “Leonard Fleck: Using a medical ethicscope.” Dr. Fleck discusses the importance of educating students about health care policy, and uses an example of a woman in Texas who could not afford a medical … Continue reading →

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