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Law and the 100-Year Life
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New book out now from @universitypress.cambridge.org! Law and the 100-Year Life, co-edited by Solomon Center scholars, reimagines how laws and the institutions they shape—from labor to healthcare—must evolve in a world where more of us than ever will live to 100. law.yale.edu/solomon-cent...
A new study by @solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate Shilpa Murthy and colleagues in the journal GeroScience found that homeless veterans were less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) but more likely to be diagnosed with CRC or die from it. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Colorectal cancer screening, incidence, and mortality among aging veterans in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system by housing status - GeroScience
The objectives of this study are to examine colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, incidence, and mortality among veterans 45 to 75 years who are enrolled in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) h...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A new study by @solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate Shilpa Murthy and colleagues in the journal GeroScience found that homeless veterans were less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) but more likely to be diagnosed with CRC or die from it. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In an op-ed today for @nytimes.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate Zack Cooper (@yalesph.bsky.social, @yaleeconomics.bsky.social) urges lawmakers to adopt tangible solutions to the surging health care spending at the roots of unaffordable medical costs. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Opinion | $27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?
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December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In an op-ed today for @nytimes.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate Zack Cooper (@yalesph.bsky.social, @yaleeconomics.bsky.social) urges lawmakers to adopt tangible solutions to the surging health care spending at the roots of unaffordable medical costs. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
🏛 Out now in @scotusblog.com! @solomonctryls.bsky.social Faculty Director Abbe Gluck examines what happens when statutes passed during a time when courts routinely consulted congressional intent and purpose are interpreted under a modern textualist framework. www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/when...
When rules of statutory interpretation change midstream
Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Depending on who you ask, the real “bad old days” at […]
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December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🏛 Out now in @scotusblog.com! @solomonctryls.bsky.social Faculty Director Abbe Gluck examines what happens when statutes passed during a time when courts routinely consulted congressional intent and purpose are interpreted under a modern textualist framework. www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/when...
Writing for Frontiers, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics, and the Law Joseph Fins and his co-authors call for global, anticipatory governance to promote ethical progress as AI is integrated into consciousness research. policylabs.frontiersin.org/content/poli...
Artificial intelligence and the future of consciousness science: ethical and policy reflections — Frontiers Policy Labs
The convergence of AI and consciousness science demands anticipatory, globally inclusive governance to promote ethical progress and address issues of neuroprivacy, bias, and equity, say Marcello Ienca...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Writing for Frontiers, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics, and the Law Joseph Fins and his co-authors call for global, anticipatory governance to promote ethical progress as AI is integrated into consciousness research. policylabs.frontiersin.org/content/poli...
The @solomonctryls.bsky.social was delighted to host Visiting Senior Fellow Rose Carmen Goldberg for a discussion on careers at the intersection of health and public interest law and her pioneering work to improve health outcomes for veterans. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
Solomon Center Visiting Fellow Discusses Careers in Health Litigation
Rose Carmen Goldberg ’15 shared her wide-ranging experiences across litigation, policy, and academia at a Solomon Center roundtable.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The @solomonctryls.bsky.social was delighted to host Visiting Senior Fellow Rose Carmen Goldberg for a discussion on careers at the intersection of health and public interest law and her pioneering work to improve health outcomes for veterans. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
@solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate and @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social Prof. @carygross.bsky.social spoke to Cancer Network about his new research on health outcomes among incarcerated cancer patients and how to improve their quality of care. www.cancernetwork.com/view/data-sh...
Data Show Increased Cancer-Related Mortality in Incarcerated Population | CancerNetwork
A collaboration between the Connecticut Departments of Health and Corrections and the COPPER Center aimed to improve outcomes among incarcerated patients.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate and @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social Prof. @carygross.bsky.social spoke to Cancer Network about his new research on health outcomes among incarcerated cancer patients and how to improve their quality of care. www.cancernetwork.com/view/data-sh...
The @solomonctryls.bsky.social recently had the pleasure of hosting three esteemed alumni for a virtual panel on the diverse law firm career paths open to health attorneys. Read more here! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
Panel Discusses Law Firm Careers in Health and the Life Sciences
Alumni shared their experiences at law firms that focus on health law at a recent Solomon Center panel.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The @solomonctryls.bsky.social recently had the pleasure of hosting three esteemed alumni for a virtual panel on the diverse law firm career paths open to health attorneys. Read more here! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
In a new article for the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Fellow @jasonlevitis.bsky.social and his co-author analyze a tentative White House proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years while also reducing them. www.urban.org/urban-wire/s...
Six Questions to Evaluate the White House’s Proposal to Extend Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
With consumers already seeing higher premiums from imminently expiring enhanced premium tax credits, federal policymakers will need to ensure that any plan c…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In a new article for the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Fellow @jasonlevitis.bsky.social and his co-author analyze a tentative White House proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years while also reducing them. www.urban.org/urban-wire/s...
🏈 Check out this fantastic profile of new research by 2023–25 @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Academic Fellow Yaron Covo and his co-authors regarding the health and privacy implications of sports betting and injury reporting. case.edu/news/cwru-la...
CWRU law professor and colleagues challenge the future of sports injury reporting | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University
In September, Assistant Professor Yaron Covo and co-authors from the Yale University School of Medicine published an opinion piece in STAT News, a lea...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🏈 Check out this fantastic profile of new research by 2023–25 @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Academic Fellow Yaron Covo and his co-authors regarding the health and privacy implications of sports betting and injury reporting. case.edu/news/cwru-la...
In a new op-ed for @forbes.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @ninakohn.bsky.social underlines the importance of speaking to aging family members about end-of-life decisions to help make advance care planning empowering and low-stress. www.forbes.com/sites/ninako...
One Conversation Every Family Should Have This Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is an ideal time to start a family conversation about end-of-life preferences and encourage loved ones to create an advance directive. Here's how to do it.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In a new op-ed for @forbes.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @ninakohn.bsky.social underlines the importance of speaking to aging family members about end-of-life decisions to help make advance care planning empowering and low-stress. www.forbes.com/sites/ninako...
Last week, the @solomonctryls.bsky.social hosted Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School Mark Barnes for a talk on the law and policy of federal research funding in uncertain times. Read the full story here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
Solomon Center Hosts Leading Litigator Mark Barnes ’84 on Federal Research Funding Law
Visiting Lecturer Mark Barnes ’84, a leading expert on the laws governing federal research funding, recently discussed his work at a Solomon Center talk.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Last week, the @solomonctryls.bsky.social hosted Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School Mark Barnes for a talk on the law and policy of federal research funding in uncertain times. Read the full story here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
In a new post for the @lpeblog.bsky.social, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow Elle Rothermich reflects on the potential limits of antitrust law as a tool to improve health care for terminally ill patients. lpeproject.org/blog/hospice...
Hospice Commodification and the Limits of Antitrust
As hospice care is increasingly dominated by private equity firms, an antitrust response, while necessary, has the potential to normalize the language of the market as the default mode for discussing…
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November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In a new post for the @lpeblog.bsky.social, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow Elle Rothermich reflects on the potential limits of antitrust law as a tool to improve health care for terminally ill patients. lpeproject.org/blog/hospice...
🚨 Out now in @jamahealthforum.com! @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Fellow Eugene Rusyn, 2024–25 Research Fellow Wendy Jiang, affiliated faculty Shelli Feder and Stacie Sinclair, and their co-authors survey trends in state palliative care legislation over 15 years. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Trends in State Palliative Care Legislation Across the US
This cross-sectional study examines trends in the introduction and enactment of state-level palliative legislation, categorizes legislative content, and maps distribution across states and regions fro...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🚨 Out now in @jamahealthforum.com! @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Fellow Eugene Rusyn, 2024–25 Research Fellow Wendy Jiang, affiliated faculty Shelli Feder and Stacie Sinclair, and their co-authors survey trends in state palliative care legislation over 15 years. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Writing for @nejm.org, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Visitor @akesselheim.bsky.social and his co-authors examine potential shortcomings in the FDA’s recently announced program to shorten regulatory review times for certain drugs. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Flaws in the FDA’s New Priority Voucher Program | NEJM
A new FDA program is being promoted as a tool to facilitate the development and approval
of therapies that are important for society. But it risks undermining regulatory innovation
and trust in the...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Writing for @nejm.org, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Visitor @akesselheim.bsky.social and his co-authors examine potential shortcomings in the FDA’s recently announced program to shorten regulatory review times for certain drugs. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Check out this profile of a new study by @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @carygross.bsky.social, Dr. Lisa Puglisi, Dr. Emily Wang, and others, showing that people diagnosed with cancer while incarcerated are less likely to receive prompt cancer care. news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
For incarcerated people, gaps exist in quality of cancer care
A new Yale study investigates the quality of cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after incarceration.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Check out this profile of a new study by @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @carygross.bsky.social, Dr. Lisa Puglisi, Dr. Emily Wang, and others, showing that people diagnosed with cancer while incarcerated are less likely to receive prompt cancer care. news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
Writing for @scotusblog.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Faculty Director Abbe Gluck explains why the Supreme Court may opt to rule on the President’s tariff powers using focused textual analysis rather than major principles of constitutional or substantive law. www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/in-t...
In tariff cases, verbs rather than major pronouncements about presidential power give the court the off-ramp it’s looking for
Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Verbs, verbs, verbs. Court-watchers hoping for fireworks over the reach of […...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Writing for @scotusblog.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Faculty Director Abbe Gluck explains why the Supreme Court may opt to rule on the President’s tariff powers using focused textual analysis rather than major principles of constitutional or substantive law. www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/in-t...
📝 In a groundbreaking new white paper, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Deputy Director Elle Rothermich and Senior Academic Fellow Eugene Rusyn examine the data Connecticut must leverage to expand access to high-quality health care for children with serious illnesses. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
Solomon Center Develops Blueprint to Improve Health Care for Children with Serious Illnesses
A new paper by Solomon Center researchers says Connecticut needs reliable data to expand access to pediatric palliative care.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📝 In a groundbreaking new white paper, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Deputy Director Elle Rothermich and Senior Academic Fellow Eugene Rusyn examine the data Connecticut must leverage to expand access to high-quality health care for children with serious illnesses. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
Last week, the @solomonctryls.bsky.social was delighted to host former FEMA Administrator Deanne B. Criswell for a discussion on recent cuts to the nation’s disaster response system and the link between disaster preparedness and health. Read more here! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
Solomon Center Welcomes Former FEMA Head for Talk on Disaster Preparedness and Health
Former FEMA administrator Deanne B. Criswell, in a Solomon Center talk, said that disaster response is a fraction of what the agency does.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Last week, the @solomonctryls.bsky.social was delighted to host former FEMA Administrator Deanne B. Criswell for a discussion on recent cuts to the nation’s disaster response system and the link between disaster preparedness and health. Read more here! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
In a new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social issue brief, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Fellow @jasonlevitis.bsky.social and his co-authors explain that if Congress lets enhanced ACA tax credits expire, it will reimpose a steep eligibility cliff for middle-income earners. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Eligibility Cliff on ACA Tax Credits Would Make Health Care Unaffordable for Middle-Class Families
A key sticking point in the government shutdown debate is the upcoming reductions in the premium tax credit (PTC), particularly how the credit declines as in…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In a new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social issue brief, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Fellow @jasonlevitis.bsky.social and his co-authors explain that if Congress lets enhanced ACA tax credits expire, it will reimpose a steep eligibility cliff for middle-income earners. www.urban.org/research/pub...
We could not be prouder of 2023–25 @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Academic Fellow Yaron Covo on the publication of his new article in The University of Chicago Law Review, which examines how contract law can be reshaped to protect people with disabilities. lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...
The Contractualization of Disability Rights Law | The University of Chicago Law Review
In this Article, Yaron Covo argues that disability rights law in the United States is shaped not only by civil rights statutes but also by contract law doctrines. Contract law surfaces in the disabili...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We could not be prouder of 2023–25 @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Academic Fellow Yaron Covo on the publication of his new article in The University of Chicago Law Review, which examines how contract law can be reshaped to protect people with disabilities. lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...
🩺 Writing for Health Affairs Forefront, former @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @lynettemartins.bsky.social and her co-authors discuss the importance of investing in medical interpretation and translation to ensure broad access to health care. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
An Emerging Threat To Health Equity: Diminished Patient Access To Language Services | Health Affairs Forefront
Language services are essential for health equity and good patient health outcomes, but recent executive actions threaten to undermine this vital resource.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🩺 Writing for Health Affairs Forefront, former @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @lynettemartins.bsky.social and her co-authors discuss the importance of investing in medical interpretation and translation to ensure broad access to health care. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
The @solomonctryls.bsky.social was thrilled to host Visiting Professor at Yale Law School and Dorothea Dix Professor of Health Law and Policy at @setonhall.bsky.social @jvjshu.bsky.social for a pair of discussions on state health policy and the future of disability law. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
Solomon Center Hosts Expert Discussions on New Frontiers in State Health Policy and Disability Law
Visiting Professor John V. Jacobi addressed state policy reform and the future of disability law.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The @solomonctryls.bsky.social was thrilled to host Visiting Professor at Yale Law School and Dorothea Dix Professor of Health Law and Policy at @setonhall.bsky.social @jvjshu.bsky.social for a pair of discussions on state health policy and the future of disability law. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
@solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @ninakohn.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com about the importance of balancing privacy and safety as long-term care facilities increasingly deploy AI-based anti-fall and similar technologies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/r...
In Senior Homes, A.I. Technology Is Sensing Falls Before They Happen
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October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @ninakohn.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com about the importance of balancing privacy and safety as long-term care facilities increasingly deploy AI-based anti-fall and similar technologies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/r...
A powerful new story in the @ctinsider.bsky.social builds on research from the @solomonctryls.bsky.social to explain why states like Connecticut should increase investment in health care services that improve the lives of children with serious illnesses. www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
After her son’s painful death, a Cheshire mother highlights Connecticut’s pediatric hospice gap
"A parent should not have to do end-of-life measures for their child," says Carolyn Torello.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A powerful new story in the @ctinsider.bsky.social builds on research from the @solomonctryls.bsky.social to explain why states like Connecticut should increase investment in health care services that improve the lives of children with serious illnesses. www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
✍️ In a new @nber.org working paper, @solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate Janet Currie and her co-author @khmusen.bsky.social find that Medicaid prior authorization requirements for antipsychotic medications significantly reduced prescriptions to young children. www.nber.org/papers/w34369
Information, Spillovers, or Hassle Costs? Effects of Medicaid Prior Authorization on Preschool Antipsychotic Prescribing
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
✍️ In a new @nber.org working paper, @solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate Janet Currie and her co-author @khmusen.bsky.social find that Medicaid prior authorization requirements for antipsychotic medications significantly reduced prescriptions to young children. www.nber.org/papers/w34369