The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA) to provide the first comprehensive Federal protection for the privacy of personal health information. ... So a key part of the act also increased and standardized confidentiality and security of health data. ... HIPPA is the most far reaching legislative act passed since ERISA. ... HIPPA is a very important act, and must be followed very strictly to ensure that a patients info...

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Protection of society is another essential service that governments should provide and the larger the role the government plays in protecting society, in turn, the safer society will be. Privatizing protection (i.e. water testing) places too much social responsibility on a private company interested in profits. ... Education, health care, and protection are areas were governments should play great roles and governments need to escape from increasing privatization because it does not act in the best interests of society but instead are more suitable for those who can...

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This is definitely something that a company or individual can be sued for, but HMOs are covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. ... Also, as described in the Congressional Digest article "Managed Care and Patient Protection," legislation is pending in Congress which is aimed at increasing patient protection. ...

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In March 2010, President Obama signed the PPACA and Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. ... "As people win, insurance company's lose "Keith Hughes explains on Obama Care on the YouTube video "Obama Care for Dummies: The Affordable Care Act Explained". ... Tens of millions were uninsured, many who had coverage were afraid they were going lose it because of the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA). ... This health care act may seem like a good idea, but people aren't going to respond well to it if they're going to be taxed for it. ... Another problem...

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The only business the government has in people's lives is the protection of a person's basic rights. ... In no way should the government have the power to commence an intrusion into ones privacy or act in aggression against ones will, providing that he is doing no harm to another. ...

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Legislation helps to solve this problem (1998, Data Protection Act). ... AC 2.2 Review two pieces of current legislation and organizational practices and policies for partnership working in health and social care Review of Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 is an important legislation meant to help people who lack mental capacity. ... MCA is supported by the Code of Practice, a practical guidance explaining how the Act works and giving examples to professionals. ... The Act shows: • How to help someone to make their own decisions • How to de...

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Abstract This paper/newsletter will explain the various different kinds of healthcare insurance pertaining to managed care plans and Fee for Service plans. It will also clarify Parts A, B, C, and D of the Medicare health service. Finally it will give a brief description of the US healthcare system as explained to a foreigner. Healthcare Financing Project: Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System After talking with my best friend, grandmother, and cousin from England I realized that you were very confused about the United States (U.S) healthcare system and the many types of health insurance p...

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