Despite these concerns, the anti-kickback statute does allow physicians to waive co-payments and deductibles for indigent Medicare patients, provided the following conditions are met:
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METHODS: Collection of demographic, sociological, medical history and clinical data of all indigent patients admitted for hospitalisation during one year period from July 1, 96 to June 30, 97. HIV infection diagnosis was obtained by double ELISA test.
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In Los Angeles, the city attorney is warning area hospitals that releasing indigent patients in the city's skid row area may be illegal. Service providers and police in the area say hospitals and even outside police have been dumping people who cannot fend for themselves in this dangerous area. ... LA's Skid Row isn't a street;
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We investigated this issue, studying a racially diverse but socioeconomically homogeneous cohort of 215 patients with breast cancer at a New York public hospital from January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2003. We analyzed positive findings for estrogen, progesterone, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2...
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The study reported here contributes much-needed data about the life experiences and long-term adjustment of children of indigent patients with schizophrenia. It is, however, limited by the small sample size and the sample's lack of representativeness of the larger offspring group.
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; Objective. —To examine the relationship between physician race and care of racial minority and ethnic minority patients and medically indigent patients.
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BACKGROUND: Evidence exists that medically indigent and minority patients use dietary supplements at rates as high or higher than that of the general population. Safety concerns regarding the use of dietary supplements are further exacerbated by a suboptimal level of patient disclosure and provider inquiry.
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Why? Because the clinic's 78 doctors had not yet signed up for Tennessee's new indigent-care plan, called TennCare. By the time the baby received treatment at another hospital, it was too late.
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Survey data reveal that most physicians have positive experiences with indigent patients, and feel responsible for providing care for the needy. On average, one-quarter of doctors’ patients are medically indigent, and physicians provide six hours of charity care per week.
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