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The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a database operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that contains medical malpractice payment and adverse action reports on health care professionals. Hospitals and state licensing boards submit information on physicians and other health care practitioners, including clinical ...
“The doctors knew I needed an abortion, but these bans are making it nearly impossible to get basic emergency health care," she said. "So, I’m filing this complaint because women like me ...
Medical law. Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. [1] The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.
The Complaint avers that Texas enacted the law "in open defiance of the Constitution". [193] The relief requested from the U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas, includes a declaration that the Texas Act is unconstitutional, and an injunction against state actors, as well as any and all private individuals who may bring a SB 8 action.
Two Texas women have filed federal complaints against hospitals that reportedly denied them lifesaving treatments for ectopic pregnancies, causing them both to lose one of their fallopian tubes.
State Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Spartanburg, and member of the S.C. House Freedom Caucus, speaks to reporters after stopping a health agency merger bill on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
In the United States, health insurance helps pay for medical expenses through privately purchased insurance, social insurance, or a social welfare program funded by the government. [1][2] Synonyms for this usage include "health coverage", "health care coverage", and "health benefits". In a more technical sense, the term "health insurance" is ...
It would have combined separate agencies that currently oversee South Carolina's Medicaid program, help for older people and those with mental health problems, public health and drug and alcohol ...