Browsing by Author "McCabe, Heather A."

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    Altered standards of care for health care providers in the pandemic influenza
    (Indiana University, 2009) Kinney, Eleanor D.; McCabe, Heather A.; Gilbert, Amy Lewis; Shisler, Janna Jo
    Pandemic influenza will pose tremendous challenges to health care providers, state public health authorities, and the public. All will have to conduct business under the most adverse of circumstances. It will be difficult for providers to meet the customary legal standards of care imposed by state and federal regulatory authorities, as well as the common law tort system. This white paper will explore the legal issues associated with altered standards of care in pandemic influenza.
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    It’s All About the Implementation: How Health Reform’s Implementation Details will Impact Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2012-04-13) McCabe, Heather A.
    Despite the recent vote for repeal and the legal challenges, the Affordable Care Act remains in effect and moving forward. The federal government is working on the complex system of regulations needed in order to implement the reforms. Work has also begun at the state level to investigate the best systems for state implementation. While language in the law has created some hope of improvements for persons who have disabilities or chronic health conditions, for example elimination of preexisting conditions and creation of additional community based options, it remains to be seen whether or not the final outcome of reforms will benefit all segments of the population.
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    LGBTQ+ Individuals, Health Inequities, and Policy Implications
    (Creighton University, 2019-09) McCabe, Heather A.; Kinney, M. Killian; School of Social Work
    When the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (“ODPHP”) released its Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives, it recognized the public health needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (“LGBT”) community for the first time. The stated goal of Healthy People 2020 is to “improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of [LGBT] individuals.” One barrier to obtaining the needed information for achieving this goal is a lack of necessary data collection, particularly as it regards the LGBTQ+ community. This paper will provide a basic overview of health inequities experienced by the LGBTQ+ community and introduce interventions of interest to the legal and public health communities.