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Comprehensive ACA and ADA Compliance Training

American Medical Compliance

The following Comprehensive Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Training educates healthcare providers on the historical context of both Acts. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people. Not all states have expanded their Medicaid programs.

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

Bill of Health

has some of the world’s leading medical facilities and research institutions, and the ability to deliver the highest available quality of care, it ranks last among rich nations in providing equitable, accessible, affordable, and high-quality health care. America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage.

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The Ill Health of Rural Hospitals in Four Charts

Health Populi

The first line chart illustrates rural hospital closures since 2010. Now we’ll move to the third chart, a heat map which shows those states with the highest number of rural hospital closures since 2010. Over time, depending on the politics of health care reform, the safety net and social determinants policies (e.g.,

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Everything Old Is New Again? The Latest Round of Health Policy Proposals Reprises Existing Ideas

Kaiser Health News

The latest round of rules and legislation comes as the ACA — passed in 2010 — is now cemented in the system. The real fight comes down to defining “short-term,” said John McDonough, a professor of public health practice at the Harvard T.H.

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