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‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care

Kaiser Health News

Since late 2010, when this provision of the ACA took effect, many patients have paid nothing when they undergo routine mammograms, get one of more than a dozen vaccines, receive birth control, or are screened for other conditions, including diabetes, colon cancer, depression, and sexually transmitted diseases.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

BACKGROUND The Proposed Rule is the latest in a long line of federal legislation and rulemakings governing the conscience rights of healthcare providers and entities. The Church Amendments In the 1970s, the federal government enacted the Church Amendments, 42 U.S.C.

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Clarifying the HIPAA Retention Requirements

HIPAA Journal

These generally fall into two categories – HIPAA medical records retention and HIPAA records retention requirements. The distinction between the two categories is that there are no HIPAA medical records retention requirements, but requirements exist for other documentation. What are the PHI retention requirements under HIPAA?

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GOP House Opens With Abortion Agenda

Kaiser Health News

But Medicare is likely to be on the agenda, which will require the input of the chairs of both committees. Still to be determined is whether Medicare — which provides insurance to most people with Alzheimer’s — will cover the drug. And of course, the Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over most of Medicare in the House.