Health Care Law
| Mental Health Parity |
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| The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) prevents certain group health plans from placing annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are lower than annual or lifetime dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered under their plans. MHPA applies to group health plans and their issuers, including insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), with more than 50 participants. More... |
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| Medical Clinician Recruitment in Rural Areas |
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| Rural Americans have a hard time accessing medical services. The National Health Service Corps was established to help recruit and retain primary care clinicians to work in nonmetropolitan health professional shortage areas. More... |
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| Hospital Accreditation |
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| Accreditation is a process that hospitals undergo in order to be evaluated and measured by national standards to enhance organizational performance in the delivery of health care services. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) is the primary accreditation body. More... |
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| Bioterrorism and EMTALA |
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| Many hospitals wonder what obligations the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)imposes on them, with regard to the treatment of patients who have been victimized by biological weapons. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allow an exception to the EMTALA screening requirement, for hospitals located in communities that have developed bioterrorist emergency response plans. More... |
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| Medicare and Medicaid |
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| Medicare and Medicaid are both federally-created insurance programs. Although their names are similar, the programs have separate purposes. Medicare is an entitlement program that covers persons who are age 65 and older and some disabled persons. Medicaid is a need-based program that covers financially needy persons. More... |
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