Adrienne W. Henize, JD and Andrew F. Beck, MD, MPH
Data on certain chronic conditions’ prevalence, incidence of potentially preventable morbidity, and health-harming legal factors influence approaches to care.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(8):E648-654. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.648.
AMA Code opinions about collaborative care, health inequity, financial barriers to health care access, and physician responsibilities for safe patient discharge from health care facilities can apply to MLPs.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(8):E622-625. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.622.
Professor Adrienne W. Henize joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Andrew F. Beck: “What Are Epidemiological Foundations for Integrating Legal Services Into Health Care Settings?”
Dr Cynthia Geppert joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Should MLP Clinicians and Attorneys Help Veterans Secure Disability Benefits When Health Records Documentation Is Insufficient?”
Readers are referred to an article by B. Pécoul et al in a 1999 issue of JAMA to discuss what ethical duties developed countries have to ensure that essential drugs are accessible to patients in poor countries.