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The Allocation Of Healthcare Resources In The National Health Service In England: Professional And Legal Issues, John H. Tingle
The Allocation Of Healthcare Resources In The National Health Service In England: Professional And Legal Issues, John H. Tingle
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Although Britain's National Health Service has implemented a number of reforms designed to improve the quality of care in a cost-effective manner, healthcare litigation in the United Kingdom continues to increase. Resource shortages have prompted many patients to bring legal actions against the National Health Service in an attempt to compel a resource allocation, while other patients have sued their physician for negligence in providing a healthcare service.
Ambulatory Care And Healthcare Reform, Irene Fraser
Ambulatory Care And Healthcare Reform, Irene Fraser
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
The escalating costs of inpatient care have resulted in the increased utilization of outpatient facilities and home care. As the sites of care proliferate, the system of healthcare delivery must be integrated so that healthcare provision is both cost-effective and safe.
The Construction Of Health Care And The Ideology Of The Private In Canadian Constitutional Law, Hester Lessard
The Construction Of Health Care And The Ideology Of The Private In Canadian Constitutional Law, Hester Lessard
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Healthcare benefits are provided universally to all Canadians through a national healthcare system with provincial differences. A history of the manner in which healthcare issues have been understood in different historical and constitutional periods reveals the ever present inequalities in many aspects of healthcare delivery.
The Right To Health Care In The United States, Kenneth R. Wing
The Right To Health Care In The United States, Kenneth R. Wing
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
An analysis of the history of constitutional interpretation in the United States reveals that any right Americans have to health care is a political rather than constitutional right.
Rationing Of Health Care - Who Determines Who Gets The Cure, When, Where, And Why?, William D. Frazier
Rationing Of Health Care - Who Determines Who Gets The Cure, When, Where, And Why?, William D. Frazier
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Healthcare rationing means the equitable distribution of limited healthcare resources. The means of distribution and the manner in which these choices are made varies depending on each person' perspective. Rationing already occurs in the United States in areas such as organ transplantation.
Children's Rights To Equality: Protection Versus Paternalism, Colleen Sheppard
Children's Rights To Equality: Protection Versus Paternalism, Colleen Sheppard
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Physician Credentialing In Managed Care, Alan Bloom
Physician Credentialing In Managed Care, Alan Bloom
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
The managed care industry is increasingly using physician credentialing when seeking health care providers. The credentialing process must be conducted in a manner that meets the goals of the managed care program.
Whether A Generic Defect Is A Disability Under The Americans With Disabilities Act: Preventing Genetic Discrimination By Employers, Charles B. Gurd
Whether A Generic Defect Is A Disability Under The Americans With Disabilities Act: Preventing Genetic Discrimination By Employers, Charles B. Gurd
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
The Americans with Disabilities Act will not protect all forms of discrimination based upon one's genetic make up. Legislation is needed to prevent genetic discrimination.
Legal And Policy Aspects Of Home Care Coverage, S. Mitchell Weitzman
Legal And Policy Aspects Of Home Care Coverage, S. Mitchell Weitzman
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Home health care is a compassionate, cost-effective, and practical alternative for some individuals who require long-term or constant care. However, the coverage of home health care costs is far from comprehensive under the Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay systems. A uniform and comprehensive coverage system is necessary.
Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law
Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Patching The Patchwork Quilt: "Reforming" The Medicaid Program - The Medicaid Program - The Medicaid Voluntary Contribution And Provider-Specific Tax Amendments Of 1991, Michael O. Spivey
Patching The Patchwork Quilt: "Reforming" The Medicaid Program - The Medicaid Program - The Medicaid Voluntary Contribution And Provider-Specific Tax Amendments Of 1991, Michael O. Spivey
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Congress modified the Medicaid program by restricting states' sources of funding, capping payments to certain hospitals, and altering the relationship between the states and the federal government. While the legislation puts to rest an ongoing dispute between the state and federal governments, it does not improve access to or quality of care nor address fundamental problems with the Medicaid program; it is simply another patch to the patch-work quilt called Medicaid.
Foreword, John D. Blum
Application Of The Medicare And Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute To Business Arrangements Between Hospitals And Hospital-Based Physicians, Hugh E. Aaron
Application Of The Medicare And Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute To Business Arrangements Between Hospitals And Hospital-Based Physicians, Hugh E. Aaron
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Hospitals and hospital-based physicians enter into a variety of agreements. Given the recent advisory memorandum from the Inspector General of Health and Human Services and a recent administrative decision, these arrangements may violate the Medicare Anti-Kickback statute.
Aids In The Healthcare Workplace: Rights And Responsibilities, Carol J. Gerner
Aids In The Healthcare Workplace: Rights And Responsibilities, Carol J. Gerner
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
With the increasing spread of AIDS and HIV courts are confronted with the task of balancing the need of public disclosure of a healthcare worker's HIV status against that individual's right to privacy.
Internal Revenue Service General Counsel's Memorandum Threatens Tax Exemption For Charitable Hospitals, David W. Ball
Internal Revenue Service General Counsel's Memorandum Threatens Tax Exemption For Charitable Hospitals, David W. Ball
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
A recent memorandum from the General Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service changes the standard against which tax exempt entities will be measured, which change can adversly affect charitable hospitals' tax exempt status. In addition, the memorandum makes clear that a violation of the Anti-Kickback statute, discussed in Mr. Aaron's article, is inconsistent with tax exempt status.
Using Good Samaritan Acts To Provide Access To Health Care For The Poor: A Modest Proposal, Bridget A. Burke
Using Good Samaritan Acts To Provide Access To Health Care For The Poor: A Modest Proposal, Bridget A. Burke
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Some states are providing immunity to those willing to voluntarily provide health care for the poor. The proposal is a modest and questionable step toward solving the health care access dilemma.
Comparative Health Law, Annals Of Health Law
Comparative Health Law, Annals Of Health Law
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Recent Canadian Developments In The Treatment Of Children And Their Evidence In Criminal Sexual Abuse Cases, Alison Harvison Young
Recent Canadian Developments In The Treatment Of Children And Their Evidence In Criminal Sexual Abuse Cases, Alison Harvison Young
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions In Canada: A Measure Of Progress, Nicholas Bala
Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions In Canada: A Measure Of Progress, Nicholas Bala
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Closing The Gap Between Courts And Social Agencies - The Judge's Perspective, Francois J. Godbout
Closing The Gap Between Courts And Social Agencies - The Judge's Perspective, Francois J. Godbout
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Antitrust In The Early 1990'S: Challenges To New Competitive Strategies, Alan P. Sherbrooke
Antitrust In The Early 1990'S: Challenges To New Competitive Strategies, Alan P. Sherbrooke
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
The early 1990's brought a number of cases that raise challenges to new competitive strategies. As health care providers seek to gain a competitive advantage, courts are being asked to review practices under antitrust laws.