HEALTHCARE LAW

Before you pay make sure you are fully protected legally… Doctors and hospitals across the country are scrambling to satisfy the booming demand for surgery that shrinks the stomachs of severely obese people. Dozens of hospitals are adding special operating suites for the procedure, called bariatric surgery, which attracted wide notice after public figures like […]

Office for Civil Rights – HIPAA Medical Privacy – National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information The privacy provisions of the federal law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), apply to health information created or maintained by health care providers who engage in certain electronic transactions, health plans, […]

Nature of the disease Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals. The disease is characterised by the formation of vesicles (fluid-filled blisters) and erosions in the mouth, nose, teats and feet. Although not very lethal in adult animals, it causes serious production losses and is a major constraint in international […]

“Mad Cow Disease” The first case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow disease,” in the United States was confirmed on December 25, 2003. Naturally, cattle producers are quite concerned with how this case will affect both their operations and their markets. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set up a BSE […]

What are the Medicare premiums and coinsurance rates for 2008? The following is a listing of the Medicare premium, deductible, and coinsurance rates that will be in effect in 2008: Medicare Premiums for 2008: Part A: (Hospital Insurance) Premium Most people do not pay a monthly Part A premium because they or a spouse has […]

Closing the Gap: Financing Insurance Services with ADAP The use of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) has had enormously beneficial effects for many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) but has sent the costs of treating HIV disease soaring, and States have struggled to provide these drugs to low income, underserved PLWH. The Health Resources and […]