Is 'Delay in Care, Deny in Care'? Californian Government to Enforce Stringent Response Time

• Date: April 06, 2010
• Source: Admin

Access to healthcare is perhaps one of the most basic human rights today and to secure that human right, the California government is establishing limits for how long HMO’s and their doctors can make patients wait for appointments.

What is the New Response Time

Sparked by the incessant numbers of patient complaints about long waiting period, Cindy Ehnes, director of the state Department of Managed Health Care, believes that the new regulation will improve the patient-physician relationship and will improve the quality of care.