Peter D. Jacobson

University of Michigan School of Public Health

Professor of Health Law and Policy, Director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Health

109 Observatory

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029

United States

http://www.sph.umich.edu/~pdj/

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1.

Restoring Health to Health Reform: Integrating Medicine and Public Health to Advance the Population's Wellbeing

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Forthcoming, Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 11-24
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Mar 2011
Lawrence O. Gostin, Peter D. Jacobson, Katherine L. Record and Lorian Hardcastle
Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Georgetown University - The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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health care reform, public health, health law and policy

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Using Statistical Evidence to Prove Causality (i.e., Causation) to Non-Statisticians

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2017
Palmer Morrel-Samuels, Palmer Morrel-Samuels and Peter D. Jacobson
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - School of Public HealthEmployee Motivation and Performance Assessment and University of Michigan School of Public Health
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empirical methodology, law and psychology

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Reducing Distracted Driving: Regulation and Education to Avert Traffic Injuries and Fatalities

Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 303, pp. 1419-1420, 2010, Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-42
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Lawrence O. Gostin and Peter D. Jacobson
Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and University of Michigan School of Public Health
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distracted driving, traffic safety, automobile drivers

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Improving the Population’s Health: The Affordable Care Act and the Importance of Integration

Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics, Vol. 39, pp. 317-327, 2011, Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 11-123
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2013
Lorian Hardcastle, Katherine L. Record, Peter D. Jacobson and Lawrence O. Gostin
University of Ottawa - Common Law Section, Georgetown University - The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, University of Michigan School of Public Health and Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
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affordable care act, health care, public health, health policy, health law, insurance law

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Critical Evidence for Proving Causality (i.e., Causation) to Non-Statisticians in Court

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 May 2008 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2017
Palmer Morrel-Samuels, Palmer Morrel-Samuels, Peter D. Jacobson and Cristina G. Banks
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - School of Public HealthEmployee Motivation and Performance Assessment, University of Michigan School of Public Health and University of California, Berkeley
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Restoring Health to Health Reform

Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 303, pp. 1419-1420, 2010, Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-43
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 21 Jul 2010
Lawrence O. Gostin and Peter D. Jacobson
Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and University of Michigan School of Public Health
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public health, medical care, health insurance, health care reform

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Executive Decision Making for COVID-19: Public Health Science through a Political Lens

Burris, S., de Guia, S., Gable, L., Levin, D.E., Parmet, W.E., Terry, N.P. (Eds.) (2020). Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19. Boston: Public Health Law Watch
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 18 Aug 2020
Peter D. Jacobson, Denise Chrysler and Jessica Bresler
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Network For Public Health Law and Northeastern University School of Law
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public health, COVID-19, coronavirus, legal responses, pandemic, executive authority, decision making

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Assessing Laws and Legal Authorities for Obesity Prevention and Control

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Vol. 37, p. 28, Summer 2009, Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-78
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 21 Dec 2010
Lawrence O. Gostin, Jennifer L. Pomeranz, Peter D. Jacobson and Richard N. Gottfried
Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Yale University, University of Michigan School of Public Health and New York State Assembly
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public health, health law and policy, obesity

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Consumer-Directed Health Care

University of Pennsylvania Law Review PENNumbra, Vol. 156, pp. 107-125, 2007, Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 08 May 2012
Kristin M. Madison and Peter D. Jacobson
Northeastern University - School of Law; Northeastern University - Bouvé College of Health Sciences and University of Michigan School of Public Health
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Establishing New Legal Doctrine in Managed Care: A Model of Judicial Response to Industrial Change

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Nov 1999
Peter D. Jacobson and Scott D. Pomfret
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Ropes & Gray LLP - Boston
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Adventures in Nannydom: Reclaiming Collective Action for the Public's Health

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Vol. 43, No. s1, pp. 73 - 75 (2015), Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 225-2015, American University, WCL Research Paper No. 2015-11
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 30 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2015
Lindsay F. Wiley, Wendy E. Parmet and Peter D. Jacobson
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law, Northeastern University - School of Law and University of Michigan School of Public Health
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Executive Decision-Making for COVID-19: Incorporating Equity Considerations

Burris, S., de Guia, S., Gable, L., Levin, D.E., Parmet, W.E., Terry, N.P. (Eds.) (2021). COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future. Boston: Public Health Law Watch.
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 22 Mar 2021
Peter D. Jacobson, Denise Chrysler and Abigail Lynch
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Network For Public Health Law and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Law Schoo
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Public Health and Health Care: Integration, Disintegration, or Eclipse

The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 940 - 951 (2019)., Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 341-2019
Posted: 06 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2019
Peter D. Jacobson and Wendy E. Parmet
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Northeastern University - School of Law

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Affordable Care Act, ACA, public health

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The Affordable Care Act: Moving Forward in the Coming Years

JAMA. Published online November 28, 2016, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.18908, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-07
Posted: 14 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2016
Lawrence O. Gostin, David A. Hyman and Peter D. Jacobson
Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center and University of Michigan School of Public Health

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The Courts and Public Health: Caught in a Pincer Movement

American Journal of Public Health, March 2014, Vol. 104, No. 3, pp. 392-397, Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 175-2014
Posted: 22 Feb 2014
Peter D. Jacobson and Wendy E. Parmet
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Northeastern University - School of Law

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Defending Public Health Regulations: The Message is the Medium

Hastings Center Report, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 4-6, 2014, Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 172-2014
Posted: 24 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2014
Peter D. Jacobson and Wendy E. Parmet
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Northeastern University - School of Law

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Who Killed Managed Care? A Policy Whodunit

Posted: 31 Jul 2003
Peter D. Jacobson
University of Michigan School of Public Health

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managed care, physicians, courts, legislatures

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Medical Records and Hipaa: Is it Too Late to Protect Privacy?

Posted: 04 Dec 2002
Peter D. Jacobson
University of Michigan School of Public Health

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Litigation as Public Health Policy: Theory or Reality?

Posted: 15 Aug 2002
Peter D. Jacobson and Soheil Soliman
University of Michigan School of Public Health and University of Michigan School of Public Health

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Strangers in the Night: Law and Medicine in the Managed Care Era

Peter D. Jacobson, STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT: LAW AND MEDICINE IN THE MANAGED CARE ERA, Oxford University Press, 2002
Posted: 07 Aug 2002
Peter D. Jacobson
University of Michigan School of Public Health

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Pegram's Regress: A Missed Chance for Sensible Judicial Review of Managed Care Decisions

American Journal of Law & Medicine, Vol. 27, No. 4
Posted: 19 Feb 2002
Michael T. Cahill and Peter D. Jacobson
Brooklyn Law School and University of Michigan School of Public Health

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The Role of the Courts in Shaping Health Policy: An Empirical Analysis

Posted: 12 Feb 2002
Peter D. Jacobson, Elizabeth Selvin and Scott D. Pomfret
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University - Bloomberg School of Public Health and Ropes & Gray LLP - Boston

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Licensing Telemedicine: The Need for a National System

Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, Vol. 6, Pp. 429-439, 2000
Posted: 19 Feb 2001
Peter D. Jacobson and Elizabeth Selvin
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University - Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in the Courts: Recent Trends and Future Prospects

Posted: 16 Feb 2001
Peter D. Jacobson and Michael L. Kanna
University of Michigan School of Public Health and University of Michigan Law School and School of Pu

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Managed Care Litigation: Legal Doctrine at the Boundary of Tort and Contract

Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 57, Pp. 440-463, 2000
Posted: 20 Dec 2000
Peter D. Jacobson and Neena M. Patil
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP

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Applying Fiduciary Duties in the Managed Care Context

American Journal of Law & Medicine, Vol. 26, Nos. 2 & 3, pp. 155-173, 2000
Posted: 16 Dec 2000
Peter D. Jacobson and Michael T. Cahill
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Brooklyn Law School

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Erisa Litigation and Physician Autonomy

Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 283, Pp. 921-926, February 2000
Posted: 04 May 2000
Peter D. Jacobson and Scott D. Pomfret
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Ropes & Gray LLP - Boston

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Litigation and Public Health Policymaking: The Case of Tobacco Control

Posted: 15 Sep 1999
Peter D. Jacobson and Kenneth E. Warner
University of Michigan School of Public Health and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - School of Public Health

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Legal Challenges to Managed Care Cost Containment Programs: An Initial Assessment

Posted: 10 Aug 1999
Peter D. Jacobson
University of Michigan School of Public Health

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Form, Function, and Managed Care Torts: Achieving Fairness and Equity in Erisa Jurisprudence

Houston Law Review, Vol. 35, 1998
Posted: 05 Jan 1999
Peter D. Jacobson and Scott D. Pomfret
University of Michigan School of Public Health and Ropes & Gray LLP - Boston

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