New Internal Revenue Service rules that ostensibly limit harsh hospital billing practices provide inadequate protection for many patients by excluding for-profit hospitals and allowing hospitals to determine eligibility for financial assistance.
AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(8):763-769. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.8.hlaw3-1508.
Nishita Pondugula, MS, Parmida Maghsoudlou, Vardit Ravitsky, PhD, and Louise P. King, MD, JD
Los procedimientos ginecológicos en el consultorio (OBGP) se reembolsan a tarifas más bajas que los procedimientos similares de urología y dermatología en el consultorio.
Judgmentalism applied to patients from poor and marginalized communities exacerbates health inequity and illuminates the importance of contextualizing a patient’s care.