Healthcare Regulations
With Congressional oversight, 7 Healthcare Regulations In United States health agencies have developed several laws to protect Americans’ health and information. In America, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) supervises the general health issues and concerns of all American citizens. President Johnson in 1965 has signed Medicaid alongside Medicare to provide insurance for low-income individuals. The only difference between Medicare and Medicaid is that the former is for upper-income class while the latter is for the lower-income group. Medicaid covers numerous recipients, like uninsured disabled individuals, expectant mothers, and temporarily unemployed workers. Lately, new legislation has lowered the nation’s uninsured rate to under 9-percent, representing the highest coverage rate in U.S. history