Essential health benefits : balancing coverage and cost /
Essential health benefits : balancing coverage and cost /
Cheryl Ulmer [and others], editors ; Committee on Defining and Revising an Essential Health Benefits Package for Qualified Health Plans, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 231 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Approaches to determining covered benefits and benefit design -- Policy foundations and criteria for the EHB [Essential Health Benefits] -- Resolving ACA [Affordable Care Act] intent -- Defining the EHB -- Public deliberation -- Program monitoring and research -- Allowance for state innovation -- Updating the EHB.
"In 2010, an estimated 50 million people were uninsured in the United States. A portion of the uninsured reflects unemployment rates; however, this rate is primarily a reflection of the fact that when most health plans meet an individual's needs, most times, those health plans are not affordable. Research shows that people without health insurance are more likely to experience financial burdens associated with the utilization of health care services. But even among the insured, underinsurance has emerged as a barrier to care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made the most comprehensive changes to the provision of health insurance since the development of Medicare and Medicaid by requiring all Americans to have health insurance by 2016. An estimated 30 million individuals who would otherwise be uninsured are expected to obtain insurance through the private health insurance market or state expansion of Medicaid programs. The success of the ACA depends on the design of the essential health benefits (EHB) package and its affordability."--Publisher's description
English.
9780309219143 (electronic bk.) 0309219140 (electronic bk.) 9780309219150 (electronic bk.) 0309219159 (electronic bk.) 1280123273 9781280123276 9786613527134 6613527130 0309219175 9780309219174
EBSCO
United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (United States)
Health care reform--United States.
Health insurance--Costs--Forecasting.--United States
Health insurance--States.--United States
Medical care, Cost of--Forecasting.--United States
Health services accessibility--United States.
Insurance Benefits--economics
Insurance Benefits
Insurance, Health--economics
Insurance, Health
Services de santé--Réforme--États-Unis.
Assurance-maladie--Coût--Prévision.--États-Unis
Assurance-maladie--États.--États-Unis
Soins médicaux--Coût--Prévision.--États-Unis
Services de santé--Accessibilité--États-Unis.
Assurance-maladie.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL--Health Policy.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disease & Health Issues.
Health care reform.
Health insurance--Costs--Forecasting.
Health insurance--U.S. states.
Health services accessibility.
Medical care, Cost of--Forecasting.
United States
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RA395.A3 / E87 2012eb
362.1/0973
W 275 AA1 / I59e 2012
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Approaches to determining covered benefits and benefit design -- Policy foundations and criteria for the EHB [Essential Health Benefits] -- Resolving ACA [Affordable Care Act] intent -- Defining the EHB -- Public deliberation -- Program monitoring and research -- Allowance for state innovation -- Updating the EHB.
"In 2010, an estimated 50 million people were uninsured in the United States. A portion of the uninsured reflects unemployment rates; however, this rate is primarily a reflection of the fact that when most health plans meet an individual's needs, most times, those health plans are not affordable. Research shows that people without health insurance are more likely to experience financial burdens associated with the utilization of health care services. But even among the insured, underinsurance has emerged as a barrier to care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made the most comprehensive changes to the provision of health insurance since the development of Medicare and Medicaid by requiring all Americans to have health insurance by 2016. An estimated 30 million individuals who would otherwise be uninsured are expected to obtain insurance through the private health insurance market or state expansion of Medicaid programs. The success of the ACA depends on the design of the essential health benefits (EHB) package and its affordability."--Publisher's description
English.
9780309219143 (electronic bk.) 0309219140 (electronic bk.) 9780309219150 (electronic bk.) 0309219159 (electronic bk.) 1280123273 9781280123276 9786613527134 6613527130 0309219175 9780309219174
EBSCO
United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (United States)
Health care reform--United States.
Health insurance--Costs--Forecasting.--United States
Health insurance--States.--United States
Medical care, Cost of--Forecasting.--United States
Health services accessibility--United States.
Insurance Benefits--economics
Insurance Benefits
Insurance, Health--economics
Insurance, Health
Services de santé--Réforme--États-Unis.
Assurance-maladie--Coût--Prévision.--États-Unis
Assurance-maladie--États.--États-Unis
Soins médicaux--Coût--Prévision.--États-Unis
Services de santé--Accessibilité--États-Unis.
Assurance-maladie.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL--Health Policy.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disease & Health Issues.
Health care reform.
Health insurance--Costs--Forecasting.
Health insurance--U.S. states.
Health services accessibility.
Medical care, Cost of--Forecasting.
United States
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RA395.A3 / E87 2012eb
362.1/0973
W 275 AA1 / I59e 2012