Mehlman, Maxwell J.

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Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-MedicineVolume 5 | Issue 11995SYMPOSIUM NATIONAL HEALTH CAREREFORM: THE LEGAL ISSUES -- IntroductionMaxwell J. MehlmanFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/healthmatrixPart of the Health Law and Policy CommonsThis Symposium is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Journals at Case Western Reserve University School of Law ScholarlyCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine by an authorized administrator of Case Western ReserveUniversity School of Law Scholarly Commons.Recommended CitationMaxwell J. Mehlman, SYMPOSIUM NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM: THE LEGAL ISSUES -- Introduction, 5 Health Matrixix (1995)Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/healthmatrix/vol5/iss1/3SYMPOSIUMNATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM:THE LEGAL ISSUESINTRODUCTIONOn February 25-26, 1994, the Law-Medicine Centerhosted a conference entitled "National Health Care Reform:The Legal Issues." A number of prominent scholars fromaround the country were invited to deliver papers, and four ofthose papers are being published in this symposium issue ofHealth Matrix.Although national health reform no longer appears to be afront-page issue, the topics discussed in these papers addressmajor legal aspects of current and future developments in thehealth care system.The first paper is by Larry Gostin, Professor of Law atGeorgetown University Law Center and a member of the Presi-dent's Health Care Reform Task Force. In the course of hisservice on the task force, Professor Gostin obtained an insidelook at the threats to privacy from new methods of recordkeep-ing, and he addressed these concerns as a keynote event at theconference.Another paper, by Henry T. Greely, Professor of Law atStanford, examines the legal issues raised by health carepurchasing alliances. While the alliance concept featuredprominently in the original versions of President Clinton'shealth care reform proposals, the legal issues it raises extend tocurrent efforts to create and regulate purchasing cooperatives,including the California experience with HIPC.Eleanor Kinney, Professor at the Indiana UniversitySchool of Law, explores administrative law issues common togovernment regulation of health care. She focuses on federaladministrative agencies, including the new bodies that wouldhave emerged from national reform efforts, and her findings areimportant for state administrative proceedings and for futurefederal regulatory programs.The impact of third-party intrusion into the patient-physi-cian relationship is the subject of a paper by David Orentlicher,M.D., J.D., Ethics and Policy Counsel for the American Medi-cal Association. The traditional nature of the patient-physicianrelationship is being altered by government and private inter-ventions that are accelerating despite the demise of major fed-eral reform efforts.This conference reflects the Law-Medicine Center's tradi-tion of supporting legal scholarship at the forefront of healthcare developments, and we are proud to present the followingarticles as evidence of our continuing commitment to thattradition.Maxwell J. Mehlmantt Professor of Law and Director, The Law-Medicine Center, Case Western ReserveUniversity School of Law.

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