Sentences with phrase «protect access to health insurance»

«As New Yorkers face this terrifying prospect, Governor Cuomo is taking immediate action to protect access to health insurance for all New Yorkers,» Gresham said.

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Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

They are least protected from climate - related disasters by savings or insurance, least able to access modern health care when diseases spread, and least able to move to safer locations when storms rage.

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.

The regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which protect the privacy and security of individuals» identifiable health information and establish an array of individual rights with respect to health information, have always recognized the importance of providing individuals with the ability to access and obtain a copy of their health informHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which protect the privacy and security of individuals» identifiable health information and establish an array of individual rights with respect to health information, have always recognized the importance of providing individuals with the ability to access and obtain a copy of their health informhealth information and establish an array of individual rights with respect to health information, have always recognized the importance of providing individuals with the ability to access and obtain a copy of their health informhealth information, have always recognized the importance of providing individuals with the ability to access and obtain a copy of their health informhealth information.

If you or your firm represents hospitals, physician practices, health insurance companies or any business with access to personal medical records, the Legal Workspace HIPAA Compliant Edition takes the foundation of our already highly secure and protected environment and adds the specific security and procedural enhancements you need to ensure HIPAA compliance.

Comment: Several commenters claimed that the statutory authority given under HIPAA can not provide meaningful privacy protections because many entities with access to protected health information, such as employers, worker's compensation carriers, and life insurance companies, are not covered entities.

However, even when an health insurance issuer or HMO acts as a business associate of a group health plan, the group health plan has no right of access to the other protected health information maintained by the health insurance issuer or HMO.

These commenters suggested clarifying that the provisions of the proposed rule did not apply to certain types of insurance entities, such as workers» compensation carriers, and that such non-covered entities should have full access to protected health information without meeting the requirements of the rule.

Under the rule's health oversight provision, covered entities can continue to disclose protected health information to public agencies for purposes such as analyzing the cost and quality of services provided by covered entities; evaluating the effectiveness of federal, state, and local public programs; examining trends in health insurance coverage of the population; and analyzing variations in access to health coverage among various segments of the population.

Timely access to protected health information is important because such information may be necessary for the individual to obtain additional health care services, insurance coverage, or disability benefits, and the covered entity may be the only source for such information.

[25] The National Association of Insurance Commissioners» Health Information Privacy Model Act requires carriers to provide a written notice of health information policies, standards, and procedures, including a description of the uses and disclosures prohibited and permitted by the Act, the procedures for authorizing and limiting disclosures and for revoking authorizations, and the procedures for accessing and amending protected health informHealth Information Privacy Model Act requires carriers to provide a written notice of health information policies, standards, and procedures, including a description of the uses and disclosures prohibited and permitted by the Act, the procedures for authorizing and limiting disclosures and for revoking authorizations, and the procedures for accessing and amending protected health informhealth information policies, standards, and procedures, including a description of the uses and disclosures prohibited and permitted by the Act, the procedures for authorizing and limiting disclosures and for revoking authorizations, and the procedures for accessing and amending protected health informhealth information.

And when the premiums can no longer be afforded, many people will raise their deductibles and lower their benefits until their health insurance policy no longer protects them from financial ruin and / or no longer guarantees them access to the health care services they need.

The bill includes measures to fully fund the nation's family planning program (Title X), expand access to reproductive health care services through Medicaid, require insurance companies to cover birth control if they cover other prescription drugs, protect the ability of rape survivors to access emergency contraception (EC) in the emergency room, improve public awareness about EC, and provide teens with medically accurate, age appropriate sex education.

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.

An initial extension was made under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act in 2015; another extension through fiscal 2017 came as part of the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act.