Articles

This article highlights California Medi-Cal Program’s whole person centered care initiative, payable through Medi-Cal for services such as enhanced primary care management, meal delivery, in home support, transitional care, and more. Introduction CalAIM is an initiative of the California Department of Health Care Services (the Department) to impr…

On March 4, 2024, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (the “Court”) held that the EPA cannot impose end-result requirements when issuing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits. The decision, City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency 145 S. Ct. 704 (2025),…

In a moment of consensus, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided to lower the legal hurdle for individuals in majority groups to file discrimination lawsuits. In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the Court determined that members of majority groups suing their employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the federal law w…

Introduction Nurses make up the largest section of the healthcare profession and spend more time with patients than any other care team member. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people learned the incredible impact hospital nurses have on patient care. After at least three pandemic surges across the country, we, as a society, learned that one of t…