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HIPAA Privacy. (AMA Briefs).
The AMA will study the privacy regulations spelled out under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and propose that the government delay enacting them if they are found to be too burdensome. The privacy regulations, which are scheduled to go into effect in April ...
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- SCHIP. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Kirn, Timothy F. January 1, 2002 700+ words
Efforts should be made to see that more children and pregnant women get enrolled in State Children's Health Initiative Programs (SCHIP) before they are expanded to include adults, the delegates said. Many states currently have SCHIP funds that go unspent, so some of these states are therefore
- Uninsured. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: Pediatric News Kirn, Timothy F. August 1, 2001 700+ words
AMA policy now is that physicians must be more aggressive in enrolling children in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), delegates said. Under the established presumptive eligibility rule, the physician will be paid even if the child is later found ineligible. All states
- Emergency contraception. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Perlstein, Steve July 15, 2002 700+ words
Delegates affirmed physicians' responsibility to include information about emergency contraception as part of the process of obtaining informed consent for treatment, and they emphasized that such information always should be part of treatment for sexual assault victims. However, the House defeated
- HIV Testing. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Kirn, Timothy F. January 1, 2002 700+ words
Mandatory testing of pregnant women for HIV would not be good policy, but physicians must continue to offer HIV testing to all pregnant women, allowing them the right to refuse, a report adopted by the House said. Mandatory testing might discourage some women from seeking prenatal care, according
- Steroid abuse. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: Pediatric News Kirn, Timothy F. August 1, 2001 700+ words
A strong public education campaign needs to be launched to educate physicians, adolescents, and parents about the dangers of steroid abuse, the delegates said. Anecdotal evidence suggests that anabolic steroid use among adolescents is on the rise, not only among male athletes, but also among female
- CIGNA settlement. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Worcester, Sharon January 15, 2003 700+ words
The AMA has taken no official position regarding the class action lawsuit Kaiser v. CIGNA et al, or the proposed settlement. In response to widespread confusion on the issue, the delegates agreed to "state [the AMA's position] unequivocally" The AMA previously issued a press statement in support of
- Vaccine shortages. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Perlstein, Steve July 15, 2002 700+ words
Delegates expressed considerable concern about shortages of vaccines for influenza and other diseases, and the House voted to reaffirm AMA policy to work with the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to examine the increasing shortages of vaccines.
- Health Insurance. (AMA Briefs).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Kirn, Timothy F. January 1, 2002 700+ words
The United States has a serious lack of competition in the health insurance market, according to a study, which is said to be the most extensive ever performed on this topic. It was found that there are a number of markets where a single insurer has 30%-50% of the market share and that half of all