US Politics

Hard data about health care in the United States can be hard to find when all the political advocacy groups, both left-wind and right-wing, put their own spin on it. These facts come directly from...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. While Title I of the act protected workers' rights to retain medical...

The Surgeon General is responsible for maintaining a military-based, high-level government office. The individual himself is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the...

The Office of the Surgeon General is a military-based agency controlled by the U.S. president, acting as the spokesperson for the majority of public health matters in regard to federal government...

Numerous government agencies protect the health and safety of Americans and the environment. In addition to conducting inspections and enforcing policies, these agencies offer support to help...

The debate on health care has shed light on the overall rights that consumers have when dealing with claims from their insurance company. Most are unaware of their rights when dealing with this...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a U.S. law enacted in the late 1990s. Dealing with a variety of health insurance concerns, the law is known most readily for its...

In the health care field, administration may be considered at departmental levels such as supervisors and department heads, as well as the administrator of a facility. Health care administration...

The Health Information Technology Bill is a proposed law initiated by the House of Representatives and specifically the Democratic caucus in Congress. The proposed legislation calls for a variety...

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the three main goals of the 2005 Patients' Bill of Rights were to: instill confidence in the American health care system, stress the importance of a...

When most people talk about government spending, they refer to the federal government, which spends more than $2 trillion per year. State governments, by contrast, receive far less attention ; the...

Under government-funded health insurance, also known as a single-payer health insurance system, the government collects all money for health care services and pays out all costs. Such a system...

Although they are commonly stereotyped as disengaged and apathetic, young adults increasingly are engaging in politics and larger issues. Polls and other research found that the Iraq war, the...

Universal health care is a system in which a country mandates coverage for its population. A variety of forms can be seen in different countries, either through compulsory coverage or...

Health care issues have become an important part of political debate in the United States because of the debate about what to do for people who cannot afford health insurance and the debate about...