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Immigrants' Access to Public Health Benefits

Immigrants' Access to Public Health Benefits

Before 1996, every state was required to provide Medicaid coverage to all legally present immigrants who met the Medicaid eligibility requirements. The enactment of...

Medical Necessity in Government-Funded Health Plans

Medical Necessity in Government-Funded Health Plans

Medicare, the government-funded health plan for Americans over age 65 and certain disabled persons, provides its beneficiaries with a number of specific...

Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment

Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment

Infertility treatments have allowed many people who formerly could not bear children to do so. However, the cost of infertility treatments is prohibitive for...

REVOKING AUTHORIZATIONS TO USE OR DISCLOSE PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

An individual can revoke an authorization form he or she has executed that would allow a covered entity to use or disclose protected health information at any time in writing under certain conditions. A...

HIPAA Privacy Rules

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rules

What are they?

Privacy rules were created in conjunction with the Health Insurance Portability and...