Health Reference Series: Guide to Buying Health Insurance Sourcebook
Health Reference Series: Guide to Buying Health Insurance Sourcebook
Editor: Hayes, Kevin
Publication Year: 2020
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-0-7808-1782-1
Category: Health & Medicine - Health
Image Count:
17
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Guide to Buying Health Insurance Sourcebook, First Edition provides information about understanding the importance and need for health insurance, medical billing, and a detailed study about private and public-health insurance in the United States including key factors for choosing a private plan, COBRA requirements and benefits, Affordable care act, Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP coverage along with shopping for health insurance with pre-existing medical conditions, healthcare reforms in the United States, and more.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part 1: Understanding the Importance and Need of Health Insurance
- Chapter 1 — Rising Healthcare Costs in the United States
- Chapter 2 — Role of Insurance in Improving Access and Equity in Healthcare
- Chapter 3 — National Healthcare Expenditures: An Overview
- Chapter 4 — The U.S. Healthcare Coverage in Comparison to Other Advanced or Emerging Economies
- Chapter 5 — Qualifying Health Coverage (Minimum Essential Coverage)
- Chapter 6 — Healthcare Coverage and Your Federal Taxes
- Chapter 7— Health Insurance: Trends and Stats
- Chapter 8 — Health Insurance and Healthcare Quality
- Chapter 9 — Health Insurance Fraud, Abuse, and Wastage
- Part 2: Private Health Insurance
- Chapter 10 — Private Health Insurance: Premiums and Federal Policy
- Chapter 11 — Situations When You Might Need Private Health Insurance
- Chapter 12 — Key Factors for Choosing a Plan
- Chapter 13 — Types of Health Plans and How They Compare
- Chapter 14 — Types of Employer Group Plans
- Chapter 15 — Health Reimbursement Agreements
- Chapter 16 — COBRA Requirements and Benefits
- Chapter 17 — Self-Insurance and Stop-Loss Plans
- Chapter 18 — Where to Buy Private Health Insurance
- Chapter 19 — Open Enrollment and Special Enrollment Periods
- Chapter 20 — Essential Health Benefits
- Chapter 21 — Additional Health Benefits
- Chapter 22 — Multiple Insurance Plans: Coordination of Benefits
- Chapter 23 — Tips to Make the Most of Your Health Benefits
- Part 3: Publicly Sponsored Health Insurance
- Chapter 24 — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Chapter 25 — Insurance Programs under Affordable Care Act
- Chapter 26 — Immigration Status and the Marketplace
- Chapter 27 — Medicare Health Coverage
- Chapter 28 — How Medicare Works with Other Insurance
- Chapter 29 — What Is Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap)?
- Chapter 30 — Medicaid and CHIP
- Chapter 31 — Coverage Options for People with Disability
- Chapter 32 — How to Apply for Health Coverage Exemptions
- Part 4: Navigating Health Insurance
- Chapter 33 — Roadmap from Coverage to Care
- Chapter 34 — Understanding the Billing Cycle
- Chapter 35 — Surprise Medical Billing or Out-of-Network Payment
- Chapter 36 — Health Insurance Claims and Appeals
- Chapter 37 — Filing a Complaint (Grievance)
- Chapter 38 — Health Insurance Rights and Protections
- Chapter 39 — Coverage for Preexisting Conditions
- Chapter 40 — Flexibility for Workplace Health Plans in Response to COVID-19
- Part 5: Healthcare Reforms in the United States
- Chapter 41 — Improving Access to Healthcare
- Chapter 42 — Single-Payer Healthcare System
- Chapter 43 — Strategic Plans to Reform, Strengthen, and Modernize the Nation's Healthcare System
- Chapter 44 — Reforming America's Healthcare System through Choice and Competition
- Chapter 45 — Cutting Back on Healthcare Administrative Spending
- Part 6: Additional Help and Information
- Chapter 46 — Glossary of Terms Related to Health Insurance
- Chapter 47 — Directory of Organizations