Sentences with phrase «health care act protected»

«She made it seem as though the American Health Care Act protected people with pre-existing conditions, that it didn't throw people off their healthcare, and some of those are just patently false,» one protester said.

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VICTORIA — New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy is urging Health Minister Terry Lake to make sure that public health care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare Protectiohealth spokesperson Judy Darcy is urging Health Minister Terry Lake to make sure that public health care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare ProtectioHealth Minister Terry Lake to make sure that public health care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare Protectiohealth care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare Protection Act.

This is the reality faced by millions of women who consider abortions each year, and the sad irony is the same pro-life politicians who want to force them to have their babies typically oppose raising the minimum wage, ensuring paid sick leave and parental leave for all American workers, and protecting the 20 million people who can finally afford health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

We are ready to move forward, provided any final agreement between Democrats is based on the legislative agenda that we put forth on May 22, which includes: the Reproductive Health Act, the DREAM Act, GENDA, protecting Title X funding, public campaign finance, single - payer health care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive CoveragHealth Act, the DREAM Act, GENDA, protecting Title X funding, public campaign finance, single - payer health care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coveraghealth care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act.

For the WFP, that counterweight agenda includes bolstering health care benefits in New York that exist under the current Affordable Care Act, protecting Muslims, making it easier to register to vote and enacting «comprehensive campaign finance reform.&racare benefits in New York that exist under the current Affordable Care Act, protecting Muslims, making it easier to register to vote and enacting «comprehensive campaign finance reform.&raCare Act, protecting Muslims, making it easier to register to vote and enacting «comprehensive campaign finance reform.»

According to a press release from her office, Gillibrand plans to introduce a measure to protect women's health care, even (and especially) if the Affordable Care Act is repeacare, even (and especially) if the Affordable Care Act is repeaCare Act is repealed.

The expiration of key parts of the Zadroga Act protecting the health care of 9/11 first responders is a «moral outrage,» US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said on CBS» «Face the Nation.»

In the Assembly, Lancman authored the Safe Patient Handling Act (A. 1370B / S.2470 B) as well as a report on the subject, authored the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act (A. 4856), and helped ensure safe working conditions at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx, which was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for inadequately protecting employees from violence.

At 1 p.m., Planned Parenthood of NYC President and CEO Laura McQuade and advocates will rally to urge Trump to protect the Affordable Care Act, NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem, 512 Lenox Ave., Manhattan.

Instead, the letter urges New York Representatives to work towards health care policies that ensure uninterrupted health care access for the 850,000 New Yorkers who gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), do not harm the New York State budget, and protect the 600,000 New Yorkers benefiting from Essential Benefits, among othcare policies that ensure uninterrupted health care access for the 850,000 New Yorkers who gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), do not harm the New York State budget, and protect the 600,000 New Yorkers benefiting from Essential Benefits, among othcare access for the 850,000 New Yorkers who gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), do not harm the New York State budget, and protect the 600,000 New Yorkers benefiting from Essential Benefits, among othCare Act (ACA), do not harm the New York State budget, and protect the 600,000 New Yorkers benefiting from Essential Benefits, among others.

OSHA enforces the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and 21 other statutes protecting employees who report violations of various workplace, commercial motor vehicle, airline, nuclear, pipeline, environmental, railroad, public transportation, maritime, consumer product, motor vehicle safety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulaHealth Act and 21 other statutes protecting employees who report violations of various workplace, commercial motor vehicle, airline, nuclear, pipeline, environmental, railroad, public transportation, maritime, consumer product, motor vehicle safety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulahealth care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulations.

The Act was designed to encourage health care professionals to share information and have open discussions about improving the quality of health care within an environment that protected the discussions and prevented them from being used in legal proceedings against the health care professional or institution.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

In Rothmans, Justice Cyr of the New Brunswick Queen's Bench dismissed a similar application by PMI for disclosure of anonymized data related to health care benefits in an action under New Brunswick's comparable version of the Act.3 Interpreting provisions with identical language, Justice Cyr rejected the claim that anonymizing data from the databases would be sufficient to protect privacy.

We also discuss the Mental Health Act and the treatment of those in mental institutions, and how by amending legislation we can create a better care environment for the vulnerable to ensure that human rights are protected for everyone.

Generally, we provide that if under applicable law a parent has authority to act on behalf of an unemancipated minor in making decisions relating to health care about the minor, a covered entity must treat the parent as the personal representative with respect to protected health information relevant to such personal representation.

We also agree that covered entities should be protected when whistleblowers disclose protected health information to any health oversight agency authorized by law to investigate or oversee the conditions of the covered entity, including state Long - Term Care Ombudsmen appointed in accordance with the Older Americans Act.

If under applicable law a parent, guardian, or other person acting in loco parentis has authority to act on behalf of an individual who is an unemancipated minor in making decisions related to health care, a covered entity must treat such person as a personal representative under this subchapter, with respect to protected health information relevant to such personal representation, except that such person may not be a personal representative of an unemancipated minor, and the minor has the authority to act as an individual, with respect to protected health information pertaining to a health care service, if:

The Act called on Congress to enact a medical privacy statute and asked the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide Congress with recommendations for protecting the confidentiality of health care informHealth and Human Services to provide Congress with recommendations for protecting the confidentiality of health care informhealth care information.

A legal representative is a personal representative under this rule if, under applicable law, such person is able to act on behalf of an individual in making decisions related to health care, with respect to the protected health information related to such decisions.

For example, if a state insurance department is acting as a health plan in operating the state's Medicaid managed care program, the final rule allows the insurance department to use protected health information in all cases for which the plan can disclose the protected health information for health oversight purposes.

When providing services to patients through managed care networks, it is likely that a PBM is acting as a business associate of a health plan, and may thus use and disclose protected health information pursuant to the relevant provisions of this rule.

The provision permits covered health care providers who provide health care as a workforce member of or at the request of an employer to disclose to that employer protected health information concerning work - related injuries or illnesses or workplace medical surveillance in situations where the employer has a duty under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informhealth care providers who provide health care as a workforce member of or at the request of an employer to disclose to that employer protected health information concerning work - related injuries or illnesses or workplace medical surveillance in situations where the employer has a duty under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informhealth care as a workforce member of or at the request of an employer to disclose to that employer protected health information concerning work - related injuries or illnesses or workplace medical surveillance in situations where the employer has a duty under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informhealth information concerning work - related injuries or illnesses or workplace medical surveillance in situations where the employer has a duty under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informHealth Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informatiAct, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informHealth Act, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informatiAct, or under a similar state law, to keep records on or act on such informatiact on such information.

While we do not specifically identify the safeguards that are required, the covered entity must implement policies and procedures to ensure that: the health care component's use and disclose of protected health information complies with the regulation; members of the health care component who perform duties for the larger entity do not use and disclose protected health information obtained through the health care component while performing non-component functions unless otherwise permitted or required by the regulation; and when a covered entity conducts multiple functions regulated under this rule, the health care component adheres to the appropriate requirements (e.g. when acting as a health plan, adheres to the health plan requirements) and uses or discloses protected health information of individuals who receive limited functions from the component only for the appropriate functions.

If under applicable law a person has authority to act on behalf of an individual who is an adult or an emancipated minor in making decisions related to health care, a covered entity must treat such person as a personal representative under this subchapter, with respect to protected health information relevant to such personal representation.

We also note that covered entities are permitted to disclose protected health information to oversight agencies that act to provide oversight of federal programs and the health care system.

For example, if a business associate acts as the billing agent of a health care provider, and discloses protected health information on behalf of the hospital to health plans, the business associate has no responsibility with respect to further uses or disclosures by the health plan.

In addition, we clarify that with respect to an unemancipated minor, if under applicable law a parent may act on behalf of an unemancipated minor in making decisions related to health care, a covered entity must treat such person as a personal representative under this rule with respect to protected health information relevant to such personal representation, with three exceptions.

If under applicable law a person has authority to act on behalf of an individual in making decisions related to health care, except under limited circumstances, that person must be treated as the personal representative under this rule with respect to protected health information related to such representation.

While the measure protects older enrollees, it means that Obamacare premiums increased more for younger enrollees than older enrollees relative to the premium costs in the pre-reform market.5 Since term insurance plans do not have to adhere to the Affordable Care Act's premium restrictions, they can charge premiums that reflect the health pool risks — lower premiums for younger enrollees and higher premiums for older enrollees.

«The imminent threat of repeal, and the uncertainty of what any replacement will look like has forced Connecticut and states across the country to act immediately to protect against a dangerous void of necessary health care provisions... Over 55 million women now have coverage for birth control and other preventive services without out - of - pocket costs, which saved women $ 1.4 billion on birth control pills alone in 2013.»

BOSTON — Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) celebrated An Act to Promote Public Safety and Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Facilities, which Governor Deval Patrick signed into law today.

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BOSTON — Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) commends the Senate's vote today to pass An Act to Promote Public Safety and Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Facilities.

On Saturday, fifteen Planned Parenthood advocates returned to Rep. Long's Springfield office to #StandWithPP, celebrate the Affordable Care Act and say loud and clear that Rep. Long needs to represent all of his constituents by protecting sexual and reproductive health!

An Act to Protect Access to Confidential Health Care, or the PATCH Act, protects patient privacy and closes this loophole in patient confidentiality.

With signs and a megaphone they voiced concerns about repealing the Affordable Care Act, protecting Medicaid, and safeguarding access to Planned Parenthood health services.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act allows me to use or disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) from your record to provide treatment to you, to obtain payment for services, and for other «health care operations», including accessing your health informHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act allows me to use or disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) from your record to provide treatment to you, to obtain payment for services, and for other «health care operations», including accessing your health informHealth Information (PHI) from your record to provide treatment to you, to obtain payment for services, and for other «health care operations», including accessing your health informhealth care operations», including accessing your health informhealth information.

-- HIPAA waiver: HIPAA stands for the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which makes it easier for people to protect the confidentiality and security of their health care informHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which makes it easier for people to protect the confidentiality and security of their health care informhealth care information.