Health Care Reform Simplified: What Professionals in Medicine,
Government, Insurance, and Business Need to Know describes the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Now that the
U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the individual mandate and other key
parts of the lawwhat must busy healthcare professionals, insurance
industry professionals, business and HR managers, and policymakers
do? First, read this book. It translates the law's complex language
into terms that are easy to understand, explaining what the new law
does, when its provisions take effect, and how to implement it.
This brand-new second edition also updates all the provisions and
explains the myriad ways the ACA is already being put into
practice. Health Care Reform Simplified, Second Edition, outlines
the financial impact of the law and how it affects businesses,
insurers, hospitals and doctors, and state and local governments.
Most important, this book gives consumers and employers critical
information for making informed choices about new options for
private and public health insurance coverage. It also describes how
the law interacts with Medicare and Medicaid. Finally, it looks at
the potential roadblockspolitical, judicial, and economicthat may
yet derail some of the provisions. But with more than half of the
Act's provisions in force already, and the Supreme Court's landmark
decision upholding the law, there is no time to lose in
understanding how the legislation affects you whether you are a
consumer or deliverer of health care in the U.S. This book:
Explains health reform in easy-to-understand terms Shows how the
law is playing out in the real world Explains the ways the law or
parts of it yet may be repealed by the 2012 election and the
implications for readers Provides HR professionals and managers
options for covering employees while explaining costs and benefits
Details the impact on medical professionals and insurers and steps
they must take now to comply with the law Shows policymakers the
way forward now that legal challenges have abated This edition,
completely updated to incorporate the newest regulations and the
practices that have been put into place in various states, will
prove an indispensable guide for those implementing the law, as
well as those receiving health care, in the coming years. What
you'll learn The provisions of the health care law, updated to take
into account new regulatory guidelines, as well as models and
processes developed at the state level. Options for families and
individuals, and how to decide whether to keep existing insurance,
switch to a different plan, or get new coverage at an exchange or
co-op New government subsidies and tax breaks for health care, and
who qualifies for them What government agencies, insurers, and
healthcare providers must do to comply with the law Options for
businesses, and how employers can decide whether to keep existing
plans, purchase plans through exchanges, or provide vouchers to
employees The impact of health care reform on hospitals, doctors,
insurers, and patient care The potential for a new Congress with a
new President to repeal provisions of the law Who this book is for
Health Care Reform Simplified: What Professionals in Medicine,
Government, Insurance, and Business Need to Know is an excellent
resource for managers who make decisions about insurance coverage
for employees, healthcare professionals and those working in the
insurance industry who must understand and comply with the law's
provisions, and policymakers who must implement the law at the
state and local level. Individuals wondering about such things as
the individual mandate will also find the book a useful overview of
the changes that have occurred and those yet to come.
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