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This article was published in the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, Volume 19, Issue 1. Below is an outline. To view the full publication, click here.

I. INTRODUCTION: #SAVEJOSH .......................................................... 150
II. THE MODALITIES OF MEDICINE 2.0 ................................................ 153
     A. Crowdsourcing and Compassionate Use ............................ 156
     B. Direct-to-Consumer Research Products .............................. 163
     C. Apomediation ...................................................................... 166
III. THE ETHICAL ISSUES OF MEDICINE 2.0 .......................................... 169
     A. Social Justice ....................................................................... 169
     B. Resource Allocation and Access Issues .............................. 176
     C. Deterioration of the Doctor Patient Relationship ............... 177
     D. Jeopardizing the Quality of Science ................................... 178
IV. ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS ........................................................ 182
     A. Crowdsourcing .................................................................... 182
     B. Direct-to-Consumer ............................................................ 183
     C. Apomediation ...................................................................... 187
V. CONCLUSION ................................................................................... 188