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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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Americans’ Top Sources of Stress are Money, Money, Money and Family

Health Populi

Punctuating the issue of costs, being able to pay for health care tops Americans’ list of the most important characteristic in the health care system — above being seen by a doctor in a timely matter/not long wait, sufficient time to spend with a doctor, access to specialists, prevention, and a choice of health plans.

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CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Healthcare Law Blog

The new state plan option allows state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) agencies to provide 12 months of continuous postpartum coverage, regardless of any changes in circumstances, through a state plan amendment (“SPA”). This option is available for five years and ends on March 31, 2027. 31, 2022). [2]