The Institute of Medicine published a landmark report on necessary Clinical Preventive Services for Women as a charge from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. The health reform legislation focused on preventive services as essential to improving our health care system, which has been centered on reacting to acute medical concerns and urgent [...]
Read More health care, IOM, preventive care”Sex…is an important basic human variable that should be considered when designing and [...]
Read More health care, health outcomesCase Overview Although research has shown that men and women experience pain differently, this concept has not been fully realized in post-operative pain and will be considered in assessing this patient. History: JC is a 25 year old woman presenting to an emergency [...]
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Several lawsuits have made their way to the Supreme Court, challenging different aspects of the Affordable Care Act. Two courts of appeals upheld the constitutionality of the new national health care law, while a third overturned it. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two of these cases in March 2012; a decision is expected [...]
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