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.

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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