Social Law

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing...

Proposals have been put forward to replace the current paper Medicare cards, which display beneficiaries Social Security numbers, with electronical...

Markets run on information. Buyers make decisions by relying on their knowledge of the products available, and sellers decide what to produce based...

This book presents an overview of The National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), funded by the National Center for Special Education Researc...

Elder abuse is a complex issue that often requires a multifaceted policy response that combines public health interventions, social services progra...

Medicaid is a federal-state entitlement program that pays for health care and related services on behalf of certain low-income individuals. Prescri...

Beginning in 2007, U.S. financial conditions deteriorated, leading to the near collapse of the U.S. financial system in September 2008. Major banks...

Congress remains deeply divided over implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health reform law enacted in March...

In this book, the authors present current research from across the globe in the study of the issues, challenges and perspectives of Social Security...

Through the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act or act), Congress sought a nationwide approach to regulating workplace accidents an...

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded in Roe v. Wade that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman''s decision to terminate her pregnancy. In Doe...

Since the beginning of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in the early 1980s, many individuals living with the disease have had...

Most Americans are covered by private health insurance, which they either obtain through employment or purchase individually. Insurance premiums --...

As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), as amended, Congress enacted the individual mandate , which requires certain indi...

The over-representation of minority students in special education continues to be a persistent and challenging issue in education. This is a compli...