Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Feb 2022 Why Care-Based, Not Carceral, Approaches to Suspects With Mental Illness Is Key to Whether We Trust Professional or State Authority Ever Again Frederic G. Reamer, PhD Police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and parole boards look to reform work with patients. Read in: Español AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(2):E145-149. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.145. Policy Forum Feb 2022 Por qué los enfoques no carcelarios basados en la atención para las personas detenidas con enfermedades mentales son clave para volver a confiar o no en los profesionales o la autoridad estatal Frederic G. Reamer, PhD La policía, los fiscales, los abogados defensores, los jueces y las juntas de libertad condicional buscan reformar el trabajo con los pacientes. Read in: English AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(2):E145-149. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.145. Policy Forum May 2025 How Should We Stop Private Equity Firms From Exploiting Public Health Insurance? Yashaswini Singh, PhD, MPA Private equity investments in health care have grown to over $750 billion in the past decade and include every segment of the US health sector. AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(5):E346-353. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2025.346. Policy Forum Aug 2024 How Should a Medical-Legal Partnership Address Unique Needs of People With Criminal Legal System Involvement? Lisa B. Puglisi, MD and James Bhandary-Alexander, JD MLP innovations seek to address patients’ criminal as well as postrelease civil legal needs. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(8):E634-639. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.634. Policy Forum Aug 2024 Why MLP Legal Care Should Be Financed as Health Care William M. Sage, MD, JD and Keegan D. Warren, JD, LLM Expanding MLPs’ positive health impact requires secure funding. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(8):E640-647. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.640. Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869. Policy Forum Oct 2023 How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes? Ari Ne’eman This article suggests how to better identify older adults with mental illness at risk for placement that won’t meet their needs. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E758-764. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.758. Policy Forum Oct 2022 How Should Responsibility for Proper Medication Disposal Be Shared? Ladan Karim-Nejad and Kayla Pangilinan Government- and industry-funded campaigns for medication disposal do work, but responsibility often falls on local health care organizations to provide education and services. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E971-979. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.971.
Policy Forum Feb 2022 Why Care-Based, Not Carceral, Approaches to Suspects With Mental Illness Is Key to Whether We Trust Professional or State Authority Ever Again Frederic G. Reamer, PhD Police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and parole boards look to reform work with patients. Read in: Español AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(2):E145-149. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.145.
Policy Forum Feb 2022 Por qué los enfoques no carcelarios basados en la atención para las personas detenidas con enfermedades mentales son clave para volver a confiar o no en los profesionales o la autoridad estatal Frederic G. Reamer, PhD La policía, los fiscales, los abogados defensores, los jueces y las juntas de libertad condicional buscan reformar el trabajo con los pacientes. Read in: English AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(2):E145-149. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.145.
Policy Forum May 2025 How Should We Stop Private Equity Firms From Exploiting Public Health Insurance? Yashaswini Singh, PhD, MPA Private equity investments in health care have grown to over $750 billion in the past decade and include every segment of the US health sector. AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(5):E346-353. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2025.346.
Policy Forum Aug 2024 How Should a Medical-Legal Partnership Address Unique Needs of People With Criminal Legal System Involvement? Lisa B. Puglisi, MD and James Bhandary-Alexander, JD MLP innovations seek to address patients’ criminal as well as postrelease civil legal needs. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(8):E634-639. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.634.
Policy Forum Aug 2024 Why MLP Legal Care Should Be Financed as Health Care William M. Sage, MD, JD and Keegan D. Warren, JD, LLM Expanding MLPs’ positive health impact requires secure funding. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(8):E640-647. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.640.
Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869.
Policy Forum Oct 2023 How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes? Ari Ne’eman This article suggests how to better identify older adults with mental illness at risk for placement that won’t meet their needs. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E758-764. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.758.
Policy Forum Oct 2022 How Should Responsibility for Proper Medication Disposal Be Shared? Ladan Karim-Nejad and Kayla Pangilinan Government- and industry-funded campaigns for medication disposal do work, but responsibility often falls on local health care organizations to provide education and services. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E971-979. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.971.