"There's no way to rule innocent men.
The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them.
One declares so many things to be a crime
that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."
I spent this weekend learning to navigate the new and old laws (now seriously being enforced) in healthcare.
HIPAA - Health Care Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, (established medical privacy laws). This is the legislation that put us on the road to nationalized medicine. We are currently seeing stepped up enforcement of HIPAA .
ACA, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) public law 111-148. Establishes provider screening and compliance programs.
Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report (June 2005) : The OIG determined that [significant numbers] of claims are in error or fraudulent.
DHHS AND DOJ ISSUE WARNING ON POTENTIAL EHR (Electronic Health Records) MISUSE (Thursday, Oct 4, 2012)
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So, many doctors who are innocently unaware that a certain percentage of their customary practices are now illegal could find themselves getting a visit from the FBI, with jail time and fines in the millions of dollars simply for running afoul new regulations related to patient privacy and billing or for not being in "compliance" with HIPAA or Obamacare.
How does any of this help doctors get sick people well?