Spanish ministers have approved Royal Decree-Law 7/2018 for the provision of universal healthcare on the National Health System. Its main aim is to guarantee healthcare for all and to include vulnerable groups, especially migrants who are not registered or authorized to reside … […]
Since 1975 the United States Social Security Administration’s general benefit increases have been based on increases in the cost of living, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index. Prior to 1975 the benefit increases were set by legislation. These … […]
Concierge medicine is a rapidly growing and evolving supplement to traditional medical care. A concierge physician charges a retainer that provides the patient with services not covered by insurance. The arrangement typically includes enhanced accessibility to the physician, among a … […]
The federal standards for protecting the privacy of individually identifiable health information is enforced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). In recently imposing a $750,000 penalty for breach of unsecured electronic protected health information when … […]
Health care anti-kickback statutes make it illegal to knowingly offer, pay, solicit, or receive any remuneration to induce or reward referrals subject to reimbursement by a U.S. federal health care program. Recently the Office of Inspector General released a Fraud … […]
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