The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act protects uninsured patients, regardless of ability to pay, from patient dumping and being denied treatment when an emergency medical condition exists.

Summary of federal and state autism-specific legislation that governs insurance coverage for those with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers.

Inequity makes it imperative to consider how trade and patent policies influence international patients’ access to treatment and prevention.

To achieve health equity, governments can use a variety of tools, including civil rights legislation and constitutional jurisprudence.

Clinicians must advocate for decriminalization of SUDs during pregnancy and for improving access to comprehensive, evidence-based care.

Estelle v Gamble (1976) reiterates that the 8th Amendment to the US Constitution requires adequate care to be offered to all people who are incarcerated.