INDIANA IIEAITH LAW REVIEW VOLUME4 2007 ISSUE 1 ARTICLES Obesity, Public Health, and the Food Supply Barbara L. Atwell No Fault, No Worries ... Combining a No-Fault Jeremy Coylewright Medical Malpractice Act with a National Single-Payer Health Insurance Plan Reforming FDA Policy for Pediatric Testing: Joanna K. Sax Challenges and Cht:mges in the Wake of Studies Using Antidepressant Drugs NOTES Policy. Plain Language, and Legislative Purpose: Lauren N. Grattenthaler Applying State Medical Malpractice Caps on Damages to Federal EMTALA Claims Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? The Legal, Neil F. Hazaray Business, and Ethical Ramifzcations of Pulling a Blockbuster Drug Off the Market The Patient Safoty and Quality Improvement Leigh Ann Lauth Act of 2005: An Invitation for Sham Peer Review in the Health Care Setting Nonprofit Hospital Billing of Uninsured Patients: David L. 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Combining a No-Fault Medical Malpractice Act with a National Single-Payer Health Insurance Plan .................................... .Jeremy Coylewright 29 Reforming FDA Policy for Pediatric Testing: Challenges and Changes in the Wake of Studies Using Antidepressant Drugs ............................................... Joanna K. Sax 59 NOTES Policy, Plain Language, and Legislative Purpose: Applying State Medical Malpractice Caps on Damages to Federal EMTALA Claims ...................................................... Lauren N. Grattenthaler 85 Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? The Legal, Business, and Ethical Ramifications of Pulling a Blockbuster Drug Off the Market ................................................................... Neil F. Hazaray 115 The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of2005: An Invitation for Sham Peer Review in the Health Care Setting .......................................................... Leigh Ann Lauth 151 Nonprofit Hospital Billing of Uninsured Patients: Consumer Based Class Actions Move to State Courts ................. David L. Nie 173 2007