Sarah Fontenot

Adjunct Professor, Trinity University and author of the Fontenotes Newsletter, is a popular speaker who brings clarity to healthcare legal and policy issues.

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Concerns about sharing news involving another person’s health spring from HIPAA- the law that protects our personal health information. https://t.co/cnKJuGqhZI #Privacy, #HIPAA, #PatientRights

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Health Care was the top issue in the Mid-Term elections; it is expected to be a dominant issue in 2020 as well. https://t.co/9N99vs98VR #MedicareForAll, #SinglePayerSystem

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What we call “Nursing Homes” are now three distinct levels of care, with different payment calculations. https://t.co/0OYkx6Shna #HealthCareForElderly, #NursingHomes, #LongTermCareInsurance

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My family is in a time of introspection, caring, and questions. I thought I would address our concerns here for any of you facing a similar situation. https://t.co/5kKZSmXf9E #Hospice, #EndOfLife

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Health care does not respond to supply and demand like other industries. https://t.co/ioi6hChjjG #IndependentPaymentAdvisoryBoard , #IPAB

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Vital signs measure the body functions most necessary to sustain life https://t.co/HzjoFa1eX5 #VitalSigns, #BloodPressure

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Medicare was passed in 1965 and signed by President Lyndon Johnson https://t.co/D51vaUgjC0 #Medicare, #Medicaid

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HIPAA is a major piece of Federal legislation that controls how patient information can be accessed within the health care and insurance systems https://t.co/cnKJuGqhZI #Privacy, #HIPAA, #PatientRights

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Numerous municipalities (such as New York City) and states (such as California and New Jersey) have adopted posted calorie counts https://t.co/Y8dOq7z7J1 #CalorieCounts, #PostingCalorieCounts

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The ACA originally wanted to provide reimbursement to physicians if they spent time helping their patients decide what they wanted at the end of their lives https://t.co/oCKjm7uYYx #PatientRights, #DeathPanels, #EndOfLifePlanning

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Nostalgia for the “good old days” of medicine is the message behind attacks on ObamaCare and changes throughout the health care delivery system https://t.co/4itkCd0ETi #BeforeObamacare, #BeforeTheAffordableCareAct, #TraditionalMedicine

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Is it distasteful for corporate America to make money off the tragedy of others? We stay healthy- they win. We fall under the bus- they lose. https://t.co/dSHL5ZcVE0 #80/20Rule, #MedicalLossRatio

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Many people are nostalgic about the doctors’ offices they remember on every corner. https://t.co/N6C3JSP0FX #Physicians, #WhereIsMyDoctor

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Enticing people with prescription power to use your product makes good business sense https://t.co/brxSy4eaqm #TransparencyInMedicine, #SunshineLaw

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Every patient has the right to say "Yes" to medical care- or "No"- even if that refusal means they might die. https://t.co/dfksYPHOBm #InformedConsent, #PatientRights

[Sarah Fontenot @SarahFontenot18]

As popular as the concept is, the details are lost in the simple slogan of “Medicare for All.” https://t.co/9N99vs98VR #MedicareForAll, #SinglePayerSystem

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According to CMS, 45% of Americans will spend at least part of their final years in a long-term care facility. Long-term care must be part of financial planning https://t.co/0OYkx6Shna #HealthCareForElderly, #NursingHomes, #LongTermCareInsurance

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My connection to Hospice got personal last week as both my Father (95) and Mother (93) became Hospice patients. https://t.co/5kKZSmXf9E #Hospice, #EndOfLife

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What was the IPAB, why was it killed, and why should you care? I’d love to tell you. https://t.co/ioi6hChjjG #IndependentPaymentAdvisoryBoard , #IPAB

[Sarah Fontenot @SarahFontenot18]

Perfectly capable patients often nod their heads as if they understand their doctors and nurses- when they really have unanswered questions. https://t.co/HzjoFa1eX5 #VitalSigns, #BloodPressure