Regulatory and Legislative Issues
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* Running Head: REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
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* The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003
Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Issues in Health Care
University of Phoenix Online
April 5, 2010
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* The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003
* Society is governed by laws, which are established by the representative’s of its habitants; laws are there to pursue social justice in the areas individual’s existence. A law is the body of rules and regulations that govern people’s behavior and their relationship with others in society and with the state (Aiken, 2004, p. 57); laws are susceptible of modification, and adaptable to society concerns. Aiken (2004) states that laws promote order by resolving conflicts and disputes nonviolently, by defining responsibilities, and by protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens (p. 57).
* The Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act (MMA) 2003, sets a precedent of social justice especially for the senior citizen of the US. “This bill presents us with an historic opportunity of providing 40 million Medicare beneficiaries with relief in the face of rising prescription drug costs (Castle, 2004 p.58).
* Evaluate the Impact of This Law on Health Care
* The MMA is statutory law, Aiken (2004) this law is based on statues, formal written laws enacted by federal, state, and local legislative authorities or bodies (p.59). Implementing new procedures in providing a...
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* The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003
Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Issues in Health Care
University of Phoenix Online
April 5, 2010
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* The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003
* Society is governed by laws, which are established by the representative’s of its habitants; laws are there to pursue social justice in the areas individual’s existence. A law is the body of rules and regulations that govern people’s behavior and their relationship with others in society and with the state (Aiken, 2004, p. 57); laws are susceptible of modification, and adaptable to society concerns. Aiken (2004) states that laws promote order by resolving conflicts and disputes nonviolently, by defining responsibilities, and by protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens (p. 57).
* The Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act (MMA) 2003, sets a precedent of social justice especially for the senior citizen of the US. “This bill presents us with an historic opportunity of providing 40 million Medicare beneficiaries with relief in the face of rising prescription drug costs (Castle, 2004 p.58).
* Evaluate the Impact of This Law on Health Care
* The MMA is statutory law, Aiken (2004) this law is based on statues, formal written laws enacted by federal, state, and local legislative authorities or bodies (p.59). Implementing new procedures in providing a...