What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act)? How does it protect an individual in terms of Doctors and medical conditions that , say, an employer might ask.
Does it protect your privacy?
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 9 answers 
I'm a 25 year old fella looking for a good general practitioner in Austin. "Good" doesn't mean someone who will medicate me with whatever I want and send me on my way, but someone who pays attention to his patients and their needs. Preferably north, but it's not a deal breaker. I'll mostly be going for chronic headaches, if that makes any difference either. Suggestions?
posted on May 4, 2008 - 5 answers
I have bad luck with doctors and/or diseases. How do I regain trust in the medical profession? To what extent should I do so? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 21 answers
What tests should I be requesting to rule out physical causes of an anxiety disorder? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2007 - 12 answers
I've been sick since November. My doctor seems less than concerned. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2007 - 44 answers
My insurance provider wants me to fill out a pre-existing condition questionnaire! Help! [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 18 answers
After a long battle with mysterious chronic health symptoms, I'd like a "medical detective" to help me get to the bottom of what might be ailing me. But, what kind of doctor do I need? (If you are squeamish, move along...nothing to see here.) [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2006 - 20 answers
My health insurance company refuses to cover a dr. appt because of a contract dispute of which my dr. claimed to not be a part. Except they were... [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2006 - 9 answers
How much of a procedure, and how many individual procedures might a surgeon have memorized? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2006 - 4 answers
During tonight's debate the Vice President talked about meeting an Ob/Gyn who screens potential patients and then refuses, for financial rather than medical reasons, to accept those who are high-risk. Is that allowed? In my vast medical law/ethics experience cough*Dr. Abby Bartlett*cough this doesn't sound kosher, but...um...what do the actual rules say?
posted on Oct 5, 2004 - 5 answers
