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Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

In doing so, we encouraged contributors to comment on the Principles’ potential usefulness as guidance in addressing real emergency situations, as well as any possible gaps and weaknesses. They also were intended to be of application to a wide range of emergencies, not public health emergencies specifically.

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University of Florida Agrees to Pay Nearly $20 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The University of Florida (UF) has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to the federal government to settle allegations brought under the False Claims Act. According to the investigation, the improper use of funds occurred from 2005 to 2010 at the UF campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville.

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How the Medical Industry Can Help Combat the Current Coronavirus Crisis

Exeed Regulatory Compliance

Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has declared a public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stopped short of classifying the outbreak as a pandemic, but consistently encouraged affected countries to activate their national emergency response plans.

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A Health-Heavy State of the Union

Kaiser Health News

Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” ” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition.