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Personal Crusades for Public Health

Bill of Health

A health care setting that has made mask-wearing optional could modify such a policy in settings in which high-risk people are present. The patient could call a hospital before their arrival and ask for an ADA-based modification to the hospital’s mask-optional rule. The patient’s legal argument is sound.

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Comprehensive ACA and ADA Compliance Training

American Medical Compliance

The following Comprehensive Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Training educates healthcare providers on the historical context of both Acts. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people. What is the ADA?

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A Patient’s Right to Masked Health Care Providers

Bill of Health

health care leaves little room for individualized accommodation and self-advocating patients vulnerable to retaliation. Further, covered entities must “[d]esignate a responsible employee to coordinate their efforts to comply with Section 504 and the ADA.” In a health care setting, a patient’s high-risk status likely is known.

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Creating Brain-Forward Policies Amid a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’

Bill of Health

And second, we need tools to conceptualize and assess the societal impact of widespread, enduring, and subtle changes to health and particularly brain function.

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