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Medical Certificate of Need (CON) laws have existed since the mid-1960s. They are a classic example of government intervention and central planning of the health care delivery system. Their stated ...
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969; Federal Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952; Federal Meat Inspection Act; Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977; Fetus Farming Prohibition Act; Food Additives Amendment of 1958; Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act; Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
The survey also looked at the major demographic groups and found each is making progress towards getting health insurance. However, Hispanics, who have the highest uninsured rate of any racial or ethnic group, are lagging in their progress. Under the new health care reform, Latinos were expected to be major beneficiaries of the new health care law.
In May 2011, the state of Vermont became the first state to pass legislation establishing a single-payer health care system. The legislation, known as Act 48, establishes health care in the state as a "human right" and lays the responsibility on the state to provide a health care system which best meets the needs of the citizens of Vermont.
Health law is a field of law that encompasses federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence among providers, payers and vendors to the health care industry and its patients, and delivery of health care services, with an emphasis on operations, regulatory and transactional issues.
A slew of new rules has been signed into law in the last several years to help Americans, as well as the publicly funded Medicare and Medicaid programs, save money on health care expenses. Broadly ...
The federal agency over Medicaid provides health care to more than 76 million adults and children, some of whom may benefit from new programs being enacted in several states to meet their unique ...
This is a chronological list of United States federal legislation passed by the 107th and subsequent United States Congresses, starting in 2001. It includes links to articles on major legislation. For comprehensive lists, see the lists of acts passed by each Congress. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal ...