FHCDA Listserve

Introduction

The FHCDA Listserve is an email-based forum for discussing the FHCDA:  when you send an email to the listserve, all subscribers will receive it, and any subscriber can reply to it.   Accordingly, subscribers can pose questions about the FHCDA here, and other subscribers can provide their answers. 

The Listserve is offered as a free resource, to facilitate problem-solving in the implementation of the FHCDA.   It available to any one   – including health care professionals, health care attorneys, advocacy groups, policymakers and members of the public – interested in discussing the FHCDA. 

As should be apparent, answers offered by subscribers may or may not be correct, or they may be a matter of debate.  Readers must review listserve answers critically, and use judgment before relying upon them.  It should be equally apparent that this listserve is not a substitute for professional legal advice.

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