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Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Health Care Financing Review
Health Care Financing Review
Author: Health Care Financing Review
Author: Introduction to U.S. Health Policy
Author: Donald A. BarrPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421402971
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 659
Book Description
Health care reform has dominated public discourse over the past several years, and the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act, rather than quell the rhetoric, has sparked even more debate. Donald A. Barr reviews the current structure of the American health care system, describing the historical and political contexts in which it developed and the core policy issues that continue to confront us today. This comprehensive analysis introduces the various organizations and institutions that make the U.S. health care system work—or fail to work, as the case may be. A principal message of the book is the seeming paradox of the quality of health care in this country—on the one hand it is the best medical care system in the world, on the other it is one of the worst among developed countries because of how it is organized. Barr introduces readers to broad cultural issues surrounding health care policy, such as access, affordability, and quality. He discusses specific elements of U.S. health care, including insurance, especially Medicare and Medicaid, the shift to for-profit managed care, the pharmaceutical industry, issues of long-term care, the plight of the uninsured, medical errors, and nursing shortages. The latest edition of this widely adopted text updates the description and discussion of key sectors of America’s health care system in light of the Affordable Care Act.
Health Care Finance and the Mechanics of Insurance and Reimbursement
Author: Michael K. HarringtonPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284169030
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Health Care Finance and the Mechanics of Insurance and Reimbursement stands apart from other texts on health care finance or health insurance, in that it combines financial principles unique to the health care setting with the methods and process for reimbursement (including coding, reimbursement strategies, compliance, financial reporting, case mix index, and external auditing). It explains the revenue cycle in detail, correlating it with regular management functions; and covers reimbursement from the initial point of care through claim submission and reconciliation. Thoroughly updated for its second edition, this text reflects changes to the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care Organizations, new coding initiatives, new components of the revenue cycle (from reimbursement to compliance), updates to regulations surrounding health care fraud and abuse, changes to the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) program, and more.
Health Care Financing and Insurance
Author: Francesco PaolucciPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 364210794X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
As a contribution to the search for suitable and sustainable solutions to finance rising medical care expenditures, the book proposes a typology of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, based on the dimensions of basic vs. supplementary services and mandatory vs. voluntary coverage, to analyse the design and the complex interactions between various financing and insurance arrangements in several OECD countries. This study provides a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the financial and organisational structures of different countries’ healthcare financing and insurance schemes. Its main contributions are the development of a novel and rigorous theoretical framework analysing the economic rationales for the optimal design of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, and an empirical and institutional analysis investigating the consequences for efficiency and affordability of the complex interactions between basic and supplementary sources of financing.
Health Systems in Transition
Author: Thomas RicePublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487526458
Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
The book provides a thorough review of the U.S. health care system, including its organization and financing, care delivery, recent reforms, and an evaluation of the system's performance.
Health Care Financing Administration Rulings on Medicare, Medicaid, Professional Standards Review, and Related Matters
Author: United States. Health Care Financing AdministrationPublisher:
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Category : Medicaid
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Serious and Unstable Condition
Author: Henry AaronPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815721145
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
The United States spends more on health care than any other nation in the world, yet millions of Americans cannot afford basic care for acute illnesses, few are insured against the costs of long-term care, and many frequently used medical procedures have never been fully evaluated. The goals of controlling spiraling health care costs and extending insurance coverage or even maintaining current insurance coverage seem to be in conflict. But progress can be made on both goals if they are tacked together. Henry Aaron evaluates these critical issues and explores how adequate care can be provided without fueling inflation. Because the current arrangements for financing America's health care cannot endure, Aaron contends that a major national debate on the restructuring of the U.S. system of financing health care is inescapable, and major legislation is likely. Serious and Unstable Condition offers a guide that is crucial to understanding the reform debate. It explains the important economic issues of health care as a background for evaluating both the current system and proposals for change. Aaron compares the U.S. system of health care financing with certain foreign systems and reviews major options for reform. He cautions that unless the health insurance system is radically changed, the number of uninsured will continue to increase and costs will continue to escalate. He then offers his own comprehensive plan to address these problems.
Health Care and the Budget
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the BudgetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description