Improving Insurance For Consumers

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309083435
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Care Without Coverage written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-06-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Insurance for Consumers written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Insurance for Consumers written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Howard C. Kunreuther
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521845726
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insurance and Behavioral Economics written by Howard C. Kunreuther and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the behavior of individuals at risk and insurance industry policy makers involved in selling, buying and regulation.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030946921X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health-Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309076099
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coverage Matters written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-10-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roughly 40 million Americans have no health insurance, private or public, and the number has grown steadily over the past 25 years. Who are these children, women, and men, and why do they lack coverage for essential health care services? How does the system of insurance coverage in the U.S. operate, and where does it fail? The first of six Institute of Medicine reports that will examine in detail the consequences of having a large uninsured population, Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care, explores the myths and realities of who is uninsured, identifies social, economic, and policy factors that contribute to the situation, and describes the likelihood faced by members of various population groups of being uninsured. It serves as a guide to a broad range of issues related to the lack of insurance coverage in America and provides background data of use to policy makers and health services researchers.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Private Long-term Care Insurance and Standards to Provide for Improved Consumer Protection written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Les Abromovitz
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574441505
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insuring QualityHow to Improve Quality, Compliance, Customer Service, and Ethics in the Insurance Industry written by Les Abromovitz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-10-27 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can insurance providers boost their image and increase business? Hedy and Les Abromovitz's Insuring Quality takes a hard look at the insurance industry and suggests innovative new ways of improving customer satisfaction, turbo-charging sales and polishing the tarnished image of the industry. The insurance industry has an image problem. From Woody Allen movies to greeting cards, insurance agents are ridiculed as boring, overbearing pests out to make a quick buck at someone's expense. Recent criminal investigations into some of the nation's largest insurance providers have only made the situation worse. And that's bad news for insurance professionals - for more than any other business, the insurance industry is built on trust. This book was written by insurance professionals for insurance professionals - so every example in the book is based on a real-life situation. There's no ivory tower philosophizing or impenetrable jargon; just practical advice from two veterans who have examined the true relationship between quality, ethics, and customer service. As the authors say, "Insuring Quality will help your organization solve real-life problems. It's for the people in the trenches..."

Author : Tamara Thompson
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 0737776196
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Affordable Care Act written by Tamara Thompson and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase health insurance quality and affordability, lower the uninsured rate by expanding insurance coverage, and reduce the costs of healthcare overall. Along with sweeping change came sweeping criticisms and issues. This book explores the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act, and explains who benefits from the ACA. Readers will learn how the economy is affected by the ACA, and the impact of the ACA rollout.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309454735
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Insurance and Insights from Health Literacy written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care reform has created major changes in the U.S. health care system. The ACA has brought millions of people into the system who had no previous access, and many of these newly enrolled individuals have had limited experience navigating the complex and complicated U.S. health system. In July 2016 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop to examine health insurance through the lens of health literacy, focusing on literacy related barriers to information and coverage as well as on possible solutions. Participants discussed the role of health literacy in accessing health care and remaining in treatment; delivery and financing system reforms that affect organizational health literacy; and quality and equity considerations. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.