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Research Spotlight: Shepherding Nevada’s Medicaid Program through the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Enrollment in Nevada’s Medicaid program has increased dramatically this year – by over 18% in just 9 months – as the country continues to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences.

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  • Faculty Spotlight: Returning to Legislative Service

    12/02/2020 - In November, and twelve years after stepping down from the Indiana House of Representatives, Dr. David Orentlicher was elected for a two-year term to the Nevada Assembly. He represents District 20, which lies just to... read more

  • Research Spotlight: Protecting Families from the Harms of Stigmatization

    12/02/2020 - Prof. Leslie Griffin authored a blog post, "Stigma and the Oral Argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia," in which she analyzed the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument in a pivotal case involving the conflict between... read more

  • Faculty Spotlight: Engaging Experts from Across the Country on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Equity

    12/02/2020 - Prof. Max Gakh’s Fall 2020 Public Health Law course brought together law students and graduate public health students to delve into the legal issues that shape health outcomes and public health practice, with the COVID-19 pandemic a... read more

  • On the Front Lines of COVID-19

    06/26/2020 - Law student Dr. Praveen Saran’s Residency in Preventive Medicine and Public Health has taken him to the front lines of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Working at the Southern Nevada Health District, Dr. Saran’s group was tasked with the... read more

  • From the Classroom to the Statehouse

    06/22/2020 - Drawing on his expertise in health law and his experience as a state legislator, Dr. David Orentlicher taught a course on health law advocacy and drafting this past semester. Students learned about the legislative process and how to advocate... read more

  • Students Propose Policy Alternatives for a Real-World Health Problem

    06/22/2020 - In Spring 2020, students taking Professor Gakh's Public Health Policy course collaborated with a community partner on a service-learning project. Through this project students researched neonatal abstinence syndrome—a condition that can affect... read more

  • Disability and Policing

    06/22/2020 - As we seek reforms to protect black lives from abusive police practices, it is important for policymakers to recognize the extent to which race and disability combine to increase the risk of harm. In an article for an upcoming symposium on race... read more

  • A Fond Farewell

    06/22/2020 - As Professor Stacey Tovino departs to join the faculty at University of Oklahoma College of Law, we are grateful for the many trails she has blazed during her decade at Boyd Law. She developed our health law concentration, built bridges with... read more

  • New “Nutshell” in Health Care Law

    03/05/2020 - West Academic’s popular Nutshell Series has long provided readers with a basic and accessible understanding of topics across the field of law. West recently published the 4th edition of Dr. David Orentlicher’s co-authored... read more

  • Traumatic Brain Injury: Compassionate Care, Not Clinical Nihilism

    03/04/2020 - Prof. Leslie Griffin's essay, “Traumatic Brain Injury: Compassionate Care, Not Clinical Nihilism,” 6:2 Journal of Hospital Ethics 87 (Fall 2019) just appeared. Her co-author was Carole S. Anhalt. She also submitted an... read more

  • Assumed Compliance with HIPAA

    03/04/2020 - Professor Tovino recently submitted her latest article, "Assumed Compliance," for publication. In "Assumed Compliance," Professor Tovino carefully reviews academic, industry, and government studies assessing compliance with... read more

  • Social Desirability Bias and Jury Selection

    12/09/2019 - In 1982, Tom Bradley, the sitting Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, ran for Governor of California. Bradley was a Black man and his opponent was a White man named George Deukmejian. Bradley was widely expected to win the race—in polls... read more

  • Mitigating the Effects of Disasters

    12/09/2019 -   Too often, hurricanes, wildfires, mass shootings, and other major disasters disproportionately affect the health of vulnerable populations. These include individuals with substance use issues, many of whom are particularly susceptible... read more

  • Ensuring Access to Affordable Health Care

    12/09/2019 -   Third-year student Jose Rivera has used his organizing skills and legal expertise to promote affordable health care since graduating from college. Right before enrolling into Boyd Law, he worked as a consultant for Organizing for Action... read more

  • Protecting the Most Vulnerable

    12/06/2019 - Under long-standing ethical and legal principles, a person’s organs cannot be taken for transplantation after death without the person’s consent while alive or the family’s consent after death. But some states allow organs to... read more

  • Thinking About the Brain

    10/23/2019 - Professor Leslie Griffin is enjoying teaching both Bioethics and Torts at the University of Houston Law Center. In July 2019, she gave a lecture called “Conquering Brain Injury” at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital. She is also on... read more

  • Protecting Patient Privacy

    10/23/2019 - Professor Stacey Tovino had a productive summer. In June and July, she completed several grant-related articles that are forthcoming in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics and the Hastings Center Report. These articles... read more

  • Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

    10/22/2019 - When children grow up in poor and violence-prone neighborhoods, they suffer stress and trauma that can be disabling and can compromise their learning in the classroom. Fortunately, research has shown that schools can compensate for these harms... read more

  • Promoting Health Through Executive Orders

    10/22/2019 - Professor Max Gakh recently completed an article entitled, “Made to Order: Using Gubernatorial Executive Orders to Promote Health in All Policies,” which is published in the Chronicles of Health Impact Assessment.... read more

  • Improving the Health of Poor Americans

    06/10/2019 - While the Affordable Care Act did much to address the problem of the uninsured, millions of Americans still lack coverage, and health disparities persist between the poor and the better off. According to a common view and many presidential... read more

  • Research Spotlight: Scientific Evidence That’s Not So Scientific

    06/10/2019 - Professor Gordon has spent the last several years focusing on the ways in which old ideas and myths about alcohol and substance use have impacted individuals who are diverted out of the criminal justice system and into drug and other specialty... read more

  • State Legislative Trends for Preventive Services in the Face of ACA Uncertainty

    06/03/2019 - One aim of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to reduce out-of-pocket costs to consumers for important preventive services such as vaccinations and cancer screenings. However, the future of the ACA remains uncertain in the face of federal... read more

  • Improving the Healthcare of Patients

    05/20/2019 - In October 2018, Prof. Leslie Griffin spoke at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities conference on a panel about “Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues.” A hospital ethics journal recently... read more

  • Sexual Harassment and the Health of Children

    05/20/2019 - As the #MeToo movement has brought much-needed attention to the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace, it’s also important to recognize the problem of sexual harassment in elementary, middle, and high schools. The consequences for... read more

  • Professor Tovino Wins Top Tier Award

    05/20/2019 - Stacey Tovino, the Judge Jack and Lulu Lehman Professor of Law at Boyd School of Law and the Founding Director of the UNLV Health Law Program, received the Top Tier Award from UNLV President Marta Meana on April 29, 2019. The Top Tier... read more

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