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Grateful to Prof Rebecca Haw Allensworth for her talk today, “The Licensing Racket,” which explored how licensing boards, full of subject-matter experts but often lacking regulatory perspective, can, in the pursuit of a “more professional profession,” engage in practices that limit access to care.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Policies shape health. Now we can measure how. The PIPH Project, co-led by Prof. Heather Walter-McCabe, has released the first dataset tracking U.S. conversion therapy laws. Read more: www.slu.edu/law/news/202...

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October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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There is still time to register to join us next week for Professor Haw Allensworth’s talk!
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Join us (in person or via Zoom!) on Mon., Nov. 3, @ Noon CT as Prof Haw Allensworth of Vanderbilt University Law School presents The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong.

Register: forms.gle/M2LqqNer8ReA...

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Copy of the flyer for Rebecca Haw Allensworth's presentation at SLU Law with information about the event and her bio: The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong. Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 12 p.m., Scott Hall 1166 Rebecca Haw Allensworth is the Associate Dean for Research and David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School. She studies antitrust and professional licensing. Her antitrust scholarship focuses on the policy and value judgments inherent in the law’s focus on consumer welfare, with a special emphasis on competition policy for tech platforms. Her research on professional licensing explores how lawmakers should balance the need for expertise in regulating the professions with the problems that come with self-regulation. She is the author of The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work and Why It Goes Wrong (Harvard University Press, February 2025), a deep dive into the pathologies of professional licensing in America. Her article about medical licensing boards and unethical prescribers, “Licensed to Pill,” appeared in The New York Review of Books in July 2020. Her work has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and has received the thirteenth annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award for groundbreaking antitrust scholarship. She has advised three presidential administrations and testified twice before Congress.
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Join us (in person or via Zoom!) on Mon., Nov. 3, @ Noon CT as Prof Haw Allensworth of Vanderbilt University Law School presents The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong.

Register: forms.gle/M2LqqNer8ReA...

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Copy of the flyer for Rebecca Haw Allensworth's presentation at SLU Law with information about the event and her bio: The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong. Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 12 p.m., Scott Hall 1166 Rebecca Haw Allensworth is the Associate Dean for Research and David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School. She studies antitrust and professional licensing. Her antitrust scholarship focuses on the policy and value judgments inherent in the law’s focus on consumer welfare, with a special emphasis on competition policy for tech platforms. Her research on professional licensing explores how lawmakers should balance the need for expertise in regulating the professions with the problems that come with self-regulation. She is the author of The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work and Why It Goes Wrong (Harvard University Press, February 2025), a deep dive into the pathologies of professional licensing in America. Her article about medical licensing boards and unethical prescribers, “Licensed to Pill,” appeared in The New York Review of Books in July 2020. Her work has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and has received the thirteenth annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award for groundbreaking antitrust scholarship. She has advised three presidential administrations and testified twice before Congress.
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Thought-provoking talk today by @umichlaw.bsky.social Professor @sbagen.bsky.social on his experiences in public service and his ideas for "Reconstructing the Public Health State"

On behalf of @slulaw.bsky.social and @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social, thank you for joining us!
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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There is still time to register to join us (in person or via Zoom) on Monday as we welcome Prof Bagenstos to SLU Law!

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sluhealthlaw.bsky.social SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · Sep 25
Please join us (in person or via Zoom) as we welcome our next Distinguished Speaker, Prof Samuel Bagenstos (@sbagen.bsky.social) of the University of Michigan Law School. His talk, "Reconstructing the Public Health State," will be held at noon on Monday, Oct. 13.

Register: forms.gle/TAbXnbB4GbJb...
Image of the marketing flyer with Prof Bagenstos' headshot and the following text: Center for Health Law Studies Distinguished Speaker Series Reconstructing the Public Health State Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, 12 p.m. Scott Hall, Room 1166 & Zoom Samuel Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, specializes in civil rights, labor and employment law, health law, and governance. From June 2022 to December 2024, he was general counsel to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). From Inauguration Day 2021 to June 2022, he served as general counsel to the Office of Management and Budget. There, he worked on President Biden’s Day One executive orders; helped respond to COVID-19, including implementing several crucial aid programs; responded to regulations adopted by the prior administration just before the inauguration and helped advance the new administration’s regulations on labor, health, the environment, and much else; helped craft and implement the American Rescue Plan, the bipartisan infrastructure law, and what became the Inflation Reduction Act; and assisted in developing two annual budgets, along with advising the entire Executive Branch on issues of appropriations law and administrative law. Bagenstos has published articles in journals such as the Yale Law Journal, the Stanford Law Review, the Columbia Law Review, the California Law Review, the Virginia Law Review, the Cornell Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, and many others. He also has published two books: Law and the Contradictions of the Disability Rights Movement (Yale University Press, 2009) and Disability Rights Law: Cases and Materials (Foundation Press, 2010); he is now working on the fourth edition of the latter. Additionally, he has written articles for nonacademic audiences in publications such as Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, the American Prospect, the Washington Monthly, Slate, and the New Republic.
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Prof Heather Walter-McCabe (@profwaltermac.bsky.social) will present at IU McKinney’s Virtual Grand Rounds on medical evidence in court challenges to anti-LGBTQ policies on Thurs. Oct 2 at 1 p.m. EDT.

Register for the webinar here: mckinneylaw.iu.edu/events/curre...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Looking forward to "Fireproofing the FDA: Power, Politics, and Public Health" tomorrow! I will be on the last panel of the day: "Repairing the FDA." Kudos to @medlawdan.bsky.social @sjquinney.bsky.social for organizing!

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September 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Very excited for this!
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Please join us (in person or via Zoom) as we welcome our next Distinguished Speaker, Prof Samuel Bagenstos (@sbagen.bsky.social) of the University of Michigan Law School. His talk, "Reconstructing the Public Health State," will be held at noon on Monday, Oct. 13.

Register: forms.gle/TAbXnbB4GbJb...
Image of the marketing flyer with Prof Bagenstos' headshot and the following text: Center for Health Law Studies Distinguished Speaker Series Reconstructing the Public Health State Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, 12 p.m. Scott Hall, Room 1166 & Zoom Samuel Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, specializes in civil rights, labor and employment law, health law, and governance. From June 2022 to December 2024, he was general counsel to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). From Inauguration Day 2021 to June 2022, he served as general counsel to the Office of Management and Budget. There, he worked on President Biden’s Day One executive orders; helped respond to COVID-19, including implementing several crucial aid programs; responded to regulations adopted by the prior administration just before the inauguration and helped advance the new administration’s regulations on labor, health, the environment, and much else; helped craft and implement the American Rescue Plan, the bipartisan infrastructure law, and what became the Inflation Reduction Act; and assisted in developing two annual budgets, along with advising the entire Executive Branch on issues of appropriations law and administrative law. Bagenstos has published articles in journals such as the Yale Law Journal, the Stanford Law Review, the Columbia Law Review, the California Law Review, the Virginia Law Review, the Cornell Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, and many others. He also has published two books: Law and the Contradictions of the Disability Rights Movement (Yale University Press, 2009) and Disability Rights Law: Cases and Materials (Foundation Press, 2010); he is now working on the fourth edition of the latter. Additionally, he has written articles for nonacademic audiences in publications such as Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, the American Prospect, the Washington Monthly, Slate, and the New Republic.
September 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Please join us (in person or via Zoom) as we welcome our next Distinguished Speaker, Prof Samuel Bagenstos (@sbagen.bsky.social) of the University of Michigan Law School. His talk, "Reconstructing the Public Health State," will be held at noon on Monday, Oct. 13.

Register: forms.gle/TAbXnbB4GbJb...
Image of the marketing flyer with Prof Bagenstos' headshot and the following text: Center for Health Law Studies Distinguished Speaker Series Reconstructing the Public Health State Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, 12 p.m. Scott Hall, Room 1166 & Zoom Samuel Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, specializes in civil rights, labor and employment law, health law, and governance. From June 2022 to December 2024, he was general counsel to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). From Inauguration Day 2021 to June 2022, he served as general counsel to the Office of Management and Budget. There, he worked on President Biden’s Day One executive orders; helped respond to COVID-19, including implementing several crucial aid programs; responded to regulations adopted by the prior administration just before the inauguration and helped advance the new administration’s regulations on labor, health, the environment, and much else; helped craft and implement the American Rescue Plan, the bipartisan infrastructure law, and what became the Inflation Reduction Act; and assisted in developing two annual budgets, along with advising the entire Executive Branch on issues of appropriations law and administrative law. Bagenstos has published articles in journals such as the Yale Law Journal, the Stanford Law Review, the Columbia Law Review, the California Law Review, the Virginia Law Review, the Cornell Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, and many others. He also has published two books: Law and the Contradictions of the Disability Rights Movement (Yale University Press, 2009) and Disability Rights Law: Cases and Materials (Foundation Press, 2010); he is now working on the fourth edition of the latter. Additionally, he has written articles for nonacademic audiences in publications such as Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, the American Prospect, the Washington Monthly, Slate, and the New Republic.
September 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Thank you for a wonderful event! I was so happy to be there and back in the academic environment. Now back to the classroom!
September 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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This was such an *incredible* experience! And I’m so thankful to my readers, mentors, and fellow scholars for all they did to make for an unforgettable weekend.
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Wow, the 2025 Health Law Scholars Workshop is officially in the books!
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A table with about a dozen various handcrafted pipe cleaner creations, including a pumpkin, a spider, and blue and yellow flowers, as well as a copy of the Bingo card, an "I heart SLU Health Law" sticker, and a small potted mum.
September 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Please join us tomorrow as we welcome Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew (@daynamatthew.bsky.social) to SLU Law!

There is still time to register to join us at Scott Hall: lnkd.in/gMJja-ui

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September 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Check out those new mugs! 👀

Thank you to our scholars and readers for making this such a wonderful, impactful workshop. We are so glad you are all here with us!

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profwaltermac.bsky.social Heather Walter-McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · Sep 19
It’s finally here! Thrilled to be hosting our 2025 Health Law Scholars at @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social this weekend. Looking forward to lots of great scholarship and discussion.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Thrilled to be welcoming #healthjustice shero @daynamatthew.bsky.social -- especially because applications are due this week for our newest experiential offering: the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic. Apply now, #SLULaw!

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sluhealthlaw.bsky.social SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · Sep 2
We are pleased to host Dean @daynamatthew.bsky.social
of @gwu1821.bsky.social Law School as our first speaker of the '25-26 year. Evidence That A Healthy Democracy Is Good For The Nation's Health, will be held at noon, Tues., 9/23. Register online; hope to see you there! forms.gle/Ccm2u2m1oBmW...
A flyer announcing the event with our blue Center for Health Law Studies header, a photo of Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, and the following text information: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, 12 p.m., Scott Hall Room 1166Evidence That A Healthy Democracy Is Good For The Nation's HealthDayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, is the Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. A leader in public health and civil rights law who focuses on disparities in health, health care, and the social determinants of health, Dean Matthew joined GW Law in 2020. She is the author of the bestselling book Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care and the newly released Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America. In 2013, she co-founded the Colorado Health Equity Project, a medical-legal partnership incubator aimed at removing barriers to good health for low-income clients by providing legal representation, research, and policy advocacy.
September 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Congrats to Rebekah King (3L) and Prof Sinha on their article "The Weight of Stigma" in the @cardozolaw.bsky.social Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice, which highlights how medical & social attitudes affect obesity treatment. We’re proud to see you shaping this critical convo in #HealthLaw!
drsinhaesq.bsky.social Michael Sinha @drsinhaesq.bsky.social · Sep 11
Delighted to share that "The Weight Of Stigma," a coauthored article led by @slulaw.bsky.social 3L Rebekah King, is now forthcoming in Volume 32 of the @cardozolaw.bsky.social Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice!

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September 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We are pleased to host Dean @daynamatthew.bsky.social
of @gwu1821.bsky.social Law School as our first speaker of the '25-26 year. Evidence That A Healthy Democracy Is Good For The Nation's Health, will be held at noon, Tues., 9/23. Register online; hope to see you there! forms.gle/Ccm2u2m1oBmW...
A flyer announcing the event with our blue Center for Health Law Studies header, a photo of Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, and the following text information: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, 12 p.m., Scott Hall Room 1166Evidence That A Healthy Democracy Is Good For The Nation's HealthDayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, is the Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. A leader in public health and civil rights law who focuses on disparities in health, health care, and the social determinants of health, Dean Matthew joined GW Law in 2020. She is the author of the bestselling book Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care and the newly released Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America. In 2013, she co-founded the Colorado Health Equity Project, a medical-legal partnership incubator aimed at removing barriers to good health for low-income clients by providing legal representation, research, and policy advocacy.
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Our Health Law students are hard at work, and we are thrilled for the opportunity to share their stories! Read more here: bit.ly/45AWlRn
Our Health Law students are hard at work, and we are thrilled for the opportunity to share their stories! Paige M. (2L JD/MHA) interned with the Missouri Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control… |...
Our Health Law students are hard at work, and we are thrilled for the opportunity to share their stories! Paige M. (2L JD/MHA) interned with the Missouri Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Un...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Wed 8/13 @ Noon, @slulaw.bsky.social alum Natalie Kean @nataliekean.bsky.social, Director of Federal Health Advocacy at @justiceinaging.org, joins the webinar Medicaid Cuts in H.R.1 – Updates for Aging Advocates to break down changes to Medicaid & Medicare. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Medicaid Cuts in H.R.1 - Updates for Aging Advocates. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In early July, President Trump signed H.R.1 also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” after narrowly passing both the House and the Senate. The bill cuts over a trillion dollars from Medicaid, Me...
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July 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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New on the @slulaw.bsky.social Summations Podcast, Prof @kellygillespie.bsky.social discusses: The Supreme Court's Impact on Health Care Access. We hope you will give this important wrap up a listen!

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Episode 60: The Supreme Court's Impact on Health Care Access
In this episode, we are joined by Professor Kelly Gillespie to explore the health law-related cases from the 2025 United States Supreme Court session.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Great time at #IPSC2025 in Geneva and #ATRIP2025 in Copenhagen! Presented collaborative work with Prof. Timo Minssen @ucph.bsky.social on the role of proportionality in the development of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics for future pandemics.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Prof T. Stavroulaki in @petrieflomcenter.bsky.social today arguing in "The Antitrust Battle Against the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis" that "any anticompetitive agreement among employers that harms nurses’ wealth, harms their maternal health as well."

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The Antitrust Battle Against the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis - Petrie-Flom Center
A federal jury convicted Eduardo “Eddie” Lopez of Las Vegas for participating in a conspiracy to fix the wages for home health care nurses in Las Vegas between March 2016 and May 2019. The jury found ...
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June 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Prof Sidney Watson is quoted in NPR discussing the history of Medicaid and its role in long-term care in a preview of new film Caregiving in America.

Read the article: www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...

Read Professor Watson's article on the history of Medicaid: scholarship.law.slu.edu/faculty/201/
Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film
A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S., revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM