This Seventh Edition of AHLA's Fundamentals of Health Law is a comprehensive resource for individuals who need to understand not only fundamental health law requirements, but also the complex web of legal relationships among patients, providers, suppliers, payers, technology vendors, researchers, and others. There are two brand new chapters on Medicaid and Data Sharing.Fundamentals of Health Law contains substantive expert explanations of:Health Law Terminology;Patient Care;Medicare;Medicaid;Fraud and Abuse;Tax-Exemption;Antitrust;Regulation of Private Health Plans;Regulation of Hospitals;Representing Physicians;Post-Acute Providers and Suppliers;Health Care Transactions and Contracting;Bioethics;Data Sharing; andDispute Resolution.The Seventh Edition incorporates analysis of recent high-impact changes in the health care industry and how it is regulated:Increased industry integrationPhysician employmentThe 21st Century Cures ActHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidanceFraud enforcementEvolution of payment schemes, including the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)Legislative and regulatory changes, United States Supreme Court decisions, and more.