Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution
Abstract
The 2013 Jed D. Melnick Annual Symposium, which took place on November 18th, 2013, was entitled "Bioethics, Healthcare Policy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Age of Obamacare." Scholars and practitioners of bioethics alternative dispute resolution came together to discuss the likely impact of a healthcare overhaul born of an ethical challenge: to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number while continuing to honor the value of the individual. Collectively, the Symposium participants anticipated the particular importance of mediation and bioethical debate within the complex health-delivery system that has been drafted under this biomedical imperative.
Disciplines
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Health Law and Policy | Law | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Medical Jurisprudence
Recommended Citation
Shawna Benston,
Symposium Issue Introduction and Dedication,
15
Cardozo J. Conflict Resol.
359
(2014).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol15/iss2/2
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