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Reflections on the United States Health Care System and the Right to Health

Bill of Health

Despite the important enactment in 2010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which increases access to care by expanding Medicaid eligibility and protecting insurance coverage of people with pre-existing health conditions and disabilities, more than 25 million people remain uninsured. Uninsured people in the U.S.

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Importance of Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces laws relevant to patient care, healthcare delivery and billing, and workplace safety in the U.S. HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act (HIPAA) applies to anyone who interacts with patients or handles PHI.

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A Tale of Two America’s for Health

Health Populi

Health citizens living in states in New England, and then those west of Michigan and north of Missouri and Kansas, demonstrate better-than-average health outcomes. The social determinants of health — income and good jobs, using tobacco, and having health insurance — bolster good health.