Wednesday, March 26, 2014
This article reviews the available data on the types and scope of civil legal needs that low-income Americans experience, and the minimal resources currently available to address them. The authors also examine how the legal community currently conceptualizes prevention, and discuss how medical-legal partnerships can align priorities between health and legal organizations to help prevent legal problems and expand access to civil justice....Read More
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
This article reviews the history and impact of palliative care and describes opportunities for medical-legal partnership to learn and grow from its innovations, as well as to become a standard component of palliative care....Read More
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
This article describes the unique role, needs, and strength of a rural health system in the Affordable Care Act healthcare landscape, and discusses how medical-legal partnership practice can be leveraged and synchronized with community benefits requirements....Read More
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
This article provides a detailed analysis of how common hardships can become health-harming legal needs, and outlines pathways for fuller integration of medical-legal partnership services in the healthcare setting. The authors suggest legal needs should become a "vital sign" screened for and addressed as a regular part of health care....Read More
