Product Description: This almanac is designed to assist the reader in understanding health care rights. Coverage includes: ·Individual's right to make informed decisions about their health care, including the right to accept or refuse treatment. ·Information on how to research the background and credentials of prospective health care providers, including physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers ·Individual's right to privacy of their medical information, including the special circumstances under which that right may be limited ·Individual's rights under health insurance plans, including procedures for resolving billing disputes, and appealing adverse coverage decisions ·Access to government provided health care coverage for children and low income families ·Senior citizen's right to health care coverage under Medicare ·Terminated employee's right to continue coverage under a group health insurance plan pursuant to the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1986 The Legal Almanac series serves to educate the general public on a variety of legal issues pertinent to everyday life and to keep readers informed of their rights and remedies under the law...read more

Members of the American Bar Association share valuable information and guidelines about a patient's legal rights in terms of the American health-care system, explaining how patients can protect themselves, key questions to ask doctors and health-care plan providers, appropriate resources for detailed information, and other consumer issues. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: Identify legal problems before they get you into trouble. This book will help you develop an intuitive sense for what the laws permit you to do, and for when to consult legal counsel. Ideal for executives with little legal background, it begins with the basics of healthcare law and explores the relationship between the law, policy goals, and our society's ethical principals...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A comprehensive guide to health-care consumer rights explains how to check out the credentials of doctors and hospitals, understand medical options, know when to sign a health-care proxy, and judge if you have been the victim of malpractice. Original.

A guide to understanding the complexities of the health care system includes information on health insurance; choosing a health plan; safety, compensation, and disability; contraception and abortion rights; and more. Tour.