On Sun, 2003-10-19 at 03:53, david derauf wrote: > So the press leaks notwithstanding, CMS enforces HIPAA rule. One > wonders if the leaks were not designed to falsely reassure physicians > and hospitals and now insurers can deny payments to those 50% > noncompliant without fear of legal redress.
Could you provide a brief explanation of the significance of this for non-US subscribers to this list. I know what HIPAA is, but CMS? And how does Medicare work in the US? It doesn't provide universal cover, I gather. > -- Tim C PGP/GnuPG Key 1024D/EAF993D0 available from keyservers everywhere or at http://members.optushome.com.au/tchur/pubkey.asc Key fingerprint = 8C22 BF76 33BA B3B5 1D5B EB37 7891 46A9 EAF9 93D0
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