Medical credit cards are offered to patients in healthcare settings as a solution to pay off medical debt, often featuring enticing interest-free or deferred interest rate periods of several months.

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In 2024 alone, over 250 million individuals had their medical information compromised in a medical breach (HIPAA Journal). This is a massive problem that will only continue to worsen as medical ...

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IRDAI Annual Report 2024–25 reveals health insurance premiums grew 9 percent, but coverage quality and protection outcomes ...

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Disease combinations are often unique – anonymization of health data is therefore particularly complex. An interview on ...

A number of new Oklahoma laws took effect on January 1, bringing changes that impact criminal sentencing, medical marijuana use, personal data protection, and ambulance pricing.

New Delhi: The debate on doctors should be kept out of the Consumer Protection Act has been on-going for quite sometime. The recent Superme Court comment to ‘reconsider’ its earlier judgement of 1995 ...

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