Will the New Conscience and Religious Freedom Division of the US Department of Health and Human Services Help Health Care Professionals Challenge Morally Objectionable Acts - Like Bribery, Fraud and Other Criminal or Corrupt Practices?

For a long time we have argued thathealth care corruption is a major cause of health care dysfunction.  We have documented numerous cases in which health care professionals were exposed to or involved in actions, includingfraud,bribery (also known askickbacks), and othercorrupt orcriminalpractices, to which they likely had moral objections.  We have also noted that in such situations, health care professionals often have little recourse, particularly in academic institutions.The New Conscience and Religious Freedom Division of the US Department of Health and Human ServicesSo perhaps a new initiative of the US Department of Health and Human Services could relieve health care professionals besieged by unethical and immoral practices.  Perthe Washington Post (on January 18, 2018),The Trump administration on Thursday announced the creation of a new conscience and religious freedom divisionaimed at protecting doctors, nurses and other health-care workers who decline to participate in care that goes against their moral or religious convictions.Speaking at an event featuring Republican lawmakers and religious leaders, Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan noted that many of the nation ' s hospitals, clinics and hospices are run by faith-based groups. And many have found themselvesforced to provide services or referrals that violate what they believe.' For too long, toomany of these health-care practitioners have been bullied and discriminate...

Source: Health Care Renewal - January 18, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: bribery crime DHHS fraud health care corruption kickbacks revolving doors Source Type: blogs