UMN Consortium on Law and Values
@umnconsortium.bsky.social
The Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences links University of Minnesota centers to support interdisciplinary research, research ethics, and work on the societal implications of biomedicine and the life sciences.
If you missed our AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes webinar, you can now watch the recording.
What are the ethical, legal & medical implications of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Watch our speakers explore this difficult topic.
#AIHealth
youtu.be/pSgZpw9iI6A
What are the ethical, legal & medical implications of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Watch our speakers explore this difficult topic.
#AIHealth
youtu.be/pSgZpw9iI6A
When Law, Ethics & Medicine Collide: AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes
YouTube video by University of Minnesota Consortium on Law & Values
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If you missed our AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes webinar, you can now watch the recording.
What are the ethical, legal & medical implications of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Watch our speakers explore this difficult topic.
#AIHealth
youtu.be/pSgZpw9iI6A
What are the ethical, legal & medical implications of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Watch our speakers explore this difficult topic.
#AIHealth
youtu.be/pSgZpw9iI6A
Looking for ways to find joy during the holidays? You may find this video from Consortium member the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing helpful. Director Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN, offers tips for lessening your stress & increasing your joy during the holidays.
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Mary Jo Kreitzer Shares How You Can Find Joy During the Holiday Season
YouTube video by Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
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December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Looking for ways to find joy during the holidays? You may find this video from Consortium member the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing helpful. Director Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN, offers tips for lessening your stress & increasing your joy during the holidays.
youtu.be/Nzl62CHqHcI?...
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Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. UMN prof Brenda Ogle, PhD will discuss the need for an organoid manufacturing, preservation, and distribution center.
📅 Tues, Dec 16
⏰ 3-4pm CT
🔗 umn.zoom.us/j/93724503705
📅 Tues, Dec 16
⏰ 3-4pm CT
🔗 umn.zoom.us/j/93724503705
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. UMN prof Brenda Ogle, PhD will discuss the need for an organoid manufacturing, preservation, and distribution center.
📅 Tues, Dec 16
⏰ 3-4pm CT
🔗 umn.zoom.us/j/93724503705
📅 Tues, Dec 16
⏰ 3-4pm CT
🔗 umn.zoom.us/j/93724503705
Join us TODAY 12/10 at Noon CT for a timely discussion on the use of #AI in #HealthInsurance coverage decisions—featuring @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social & Isaac Kohane.
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
@ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social
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@ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Join us TODAY 12/10 at Noon CT for a timely discussion on the use of #AI in #HealthInsurance coverage decisions—featuring @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social & Isaac Kohane.
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
@ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
@ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social
Happening THIS WEDNESDAY!
#AIHealth #WhenLawEthicsAndMedicineCollide #AI #HealthInsurance #PriorAuthorization #AIHealthcare #AIHealthInsurance @ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @danielschwarcz.bsky.social @jennoliva.bsky.social
#AIHealth #WhenLawEthicsAndMedicineCollide #AI #HealthInsurance #PriorAuthorization #AIHealthcare #AIHealthInsurance @ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @danielschwarcz.bsky.social @jennoliva.bsky.social
Join us NEXT WEEK for this timely & important event on the use of AI in health insurance coverage decisions & disputes!
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, JD, UMN
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, JD, UMN
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Join us NEXT WEEK for this timely & important event on the use of AI in health insurance coverage decisions & disputes!
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, JD, UMN
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, JD, UMN
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Join us NEXT WEEK for this timely & important event on the use of AI in health insurance coverage decisions & disputes!
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, JD, UMN
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, JD, UMN
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
Recent news has highlighted the rise of the use of AI in health insurance coverage decisions and disputes. Today, @forbes.com covered new plans by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to use AI to determine treatment protocols for those enrolled in Medicare.
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
AI To Guide Use Of Prior Authorization In Medicare Through Demo Project
By piloting a six-year demonstration project called WISeR, Medicare is implementing an AI-led prior authorization policy that is already in place in Medicare Advantage.
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Recent news has highlighted the rise of the use of AI in health insurance coverage decisions and disputes. Today, @forbes.com covered new plans by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to use AI to determine treatment protocols for those enrolled in Medicare.
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...
Did you miss our recent NetEthics Conference or want to rewatch it? Recordings from the event are now available on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx-3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx-3...
NetEthics: Welcome & Introduction to Conference
YouTube video by University of Minnesota Consortium on Law & Values
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December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Did you miss our recent NetEthics Conference or want to rewatch it? Recordings from the event are now available on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx-3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx-3...
Reposted by UMN Consortium on Law and Values
Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium to learn more.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤Daniel Schwarcz, JD, UMN
👤Jennifer Oliva, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤Daniel Schwarcz, JD, UMN
👤Jennifer Oliva, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium to learn more.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤Daniel Schwarcz, JD, UMN
👤Jennifer Oliva, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤Daniel Schwarcz, JD, UMN
👤Jennifer Oliva, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington
👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
Reposted by UMN Consortium on Law and Values
Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social to learn more.
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social to learn more.
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
IN TWO WEEKS: Join us for AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes! Details below ⬇️
Join us to discuss the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
IN TWO WEEKS: Join us for AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes! Details below ⬇️
Reposted by UMN Consortium on Law and Values
This is going to be a terrific discussion re: AI & health insurance coverage decisions that’s open to the public if you are interested. @umnconsortium.bsky.social
Join us to discuss the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is going to be a terrific discussion re: AI & health insurance coverage decisions that’s open to the public if you are interested. @umnconsortium.bsky.social
Consortium member @umnbioethics.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on the ethics of caring for patients without surrogates on December 2. Details below ⬇️
Please attend our Upcoming Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar, “Unrepresented: The Ethics of Caring for Patients Without Surrogates" with Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C.
🗓️: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ap68
🗓️: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ap68
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Consortium member @umnbioethics.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on the ethics of caring for patients without surrogates on December 2. Details below ⬇️
Join us to discuss the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Join us to discuss the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
Cheers to good health! The University of Minnesota is doing great work to ensure better health throughout the state — patient care, research, community health, food safety, and more.
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Cheers to good health! The University of Minnesota is doing great work to ensure better health throughout the state — patient care, research, community health, food safety, and more.
TODAY! We're kicking off the NetEthics Conference in about half an hour at 9am CT. Even if you didn't register in advance, you're still welcome to join us. Attend one session, or the whole day. 🔗 z.umn.edu/JoinNetEthics
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
TODAY! We're kicking off the NetEthics Conference in about half an hour at 9am CT. Even if you didn't register in advance, you're still welcome to join us. Attend one session, or the whole day. 🔗 z.umn.edu/JoinNetEthics
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. OSU prof Adam Higgins, PhD will share how his research is helping improve cryoprotective agent (CPA) design and delivery to advance the science of biopreservation.
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. OSU prof Adam Higgins, PhD will share how his research is helping improve cryoprotective agent (CPA) design and delivery to advance the science of biopreservation.
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ONE WEEK AWAY! Join researchers from the NSF-funded NetEthics project for a free online event focused on the ethical challenges of big team science in networks spread across labs & universities.
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ONE WEEK AWAY! Join researchers from the NSF-funded NetEthics project for a free online event focused on the ethical challenges of big team science in networks spread across labs & universities.
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar this Friday, November 7. Details below ⬇️
You are invited to our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Moral Distress and Burnout Among OB-GYNs After Dobbs” with Mara Buchbinder, PhD.
🗓️: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apaf
🗓️: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apaf
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar this Friday, November 7. Details below ⬇️
Our NetEthics Conference is happening in less than TWO WEEKS! But there's still time to register to join us for an engaging discussion about the ethical challenges of multi-institutional research.
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our NetEthics Conference is happening in less than TWO WEEKS! But there's still time to register to join us for an engaging discussion about the ethical challenges of multi-institutional research.
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for the next installment of their Ethics Grand Rounds webinar series this Friday. Details below ⬇️
Please join us for our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Oaths and Expertise: The Bioethical Consequences of Health Policy as Medical Decision-Making” with @meredithemcnamara.bsky.social, MD, MS, FAAP.
🗓️: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apvl
🗓️: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apvl
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for the next installment of their Ethics Grand Rounds webinar series this Friday. Details below ⬇️
Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks.
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks.
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Want to unpack ethical issues of big team research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Want to unpack ethical issues of big team research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Happening today! Join us at Noon CT to learn more about protecting aquatic biodiversity.
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happening today! Join us at Noon CT to learn more about protecting aquatic biodiversity.