As Congress examines the U.S. public health system’s response to Ebola this week, we need to take a look at laws and regulations that inhibit better treatment and increase protection for health care workers. Existing rules and regulations around telemedicine are one such example. News outlets have been chronicling the heroics of healthcare workers across… Read more »
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Why Telemedicine’s Window is Finally Opening
When I was a young undergraduate at the University of Michigan, Professor John Kingdon attempted to help his students understand why policymakers take up particular topics at particular times. The most obvious reasons are disasters or other high-profile focusing events that demand action. But most of the time, policy ideas “hit” when there is no… Read more »
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