By Amanda Maurer In the 1950s, Judy was the first woman to become deputy mayor of Chatham. She organized anti-war rallies during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and advocated for peace. Later, in 2008, she campaigned for President Obama, going door to door urging her community to vote. I’m proud to call this powerful woman …
Doctors’ groups call for action in letter to leaders as time runs out towards end of 117th Congress. Time is running out for Congress to take action on pending legislation addressing issues that would help primary care across the United States. Six physician groups representing 590,000 physicians nationwide have again sent a joint letter urging …
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Gary W. Floyd As physicians, we solve problems, diagnose our patients’ ailments and find cures. We establish a treatment plan. Imagine if your problem persisted for 20 years without a solution; you could look for another doctor. Yet every year, this is the scenario physicians face with Medicare’s failing physician payment system: For more than …
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits debt collectors from engaging in abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices when collecting consumer debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enforces the FDCPA and in a 2014 study, the CFPB determined that more than 43 million Americans have outstanding medical debt reported on their credit reports. Since …
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In 2016, after eight years as an executive at CPS Energy, followed by 24 years with the City of San Antonio, Jelynne LeBlanc Jamison retired. It only lasted a year. Instead, she resumed her career in public service in 2017, becoming president and chief executive of the Center for Health Care Services, or CHCS, a …
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The Orange County School Board met Monday to determine how to implement some of the most controversial pieces of legislation in recent Florida history. Florida’s Parental Rights and Parental Rights in Education Acts outline the rights of parents to direct their child’s education and health care. , as well as banning classroom teaching about sexual …
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As the pandemic lingers, contributing to rising inflation and the impending economic recession, Americans of all walks of life may be concerned about their medical bills. The Healthcare Freedom Act, proposed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), aims to help Americans regain control of their health care spending by creating “health freedom accounts” similar to existing …
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As the pandemic lingers, contributing to rising inflation and the impending economic recession, Americans of all walks of life may be concerned about their medical bills. The Healthcare Freedom Act, proposed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), aims to help Americans regain control of their health care spending by creating “health freedom accounts” similar to existing …
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The Department of Justice continues to rack up health care enforcement action — misrepresentation, anti-bribery and fraud. The DOJ is on course for a banner year. In a recent enforcement action, Modernizing Medicine (“ModMed”), an electronic health records (“EHR”) provider, agreed to pay $45 million for violations of the AKS and the False Claims Act …
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(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Gabriella Caroline Andrioni, a twenty-one-year-old female and fifth-year medical student at the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, in the interior of Brazil. It is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), a cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions …
