Summary |
The health insurance issues and background covered in this new book encompass the latest and most controversial problems and events in an area of crucial interest to everyone. The latest statistics indicate more than 45 million people are currently uninsured; a number which is consistently increasing. This dire situation forms part of a sociological crisis in America where a large segment of the population will be subject to severe health problems while the wealth enjoy first rate medical care and longevity.
The contents of the book includes –
Chapter 1 – Health insurance and medical care: physician services under managed care
Chapter 2 – The health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA): summary of the administrative simplification provisions
Chapter 3 – Health insurance: explaining differences in counts of the uninsured
Chapter 4 – Tax benefits for health insurance: current legislation
Chapter 5 – Tax subsidies for expanding health insurance coverage
Chapter 6 – Health insurance for federal employees and retirees
Chapter 7 – Health insurance for displaced workers
Chapter 8 – Health insurance continuation coverage under COBRA
Chapter 9 – Health insurance: federal data sources for analyses of the uninsured
Chapter 10 – Health insurance: uninsured children by state, 1998-2000
Chapter 11 – Health insurance coverage: characteristics of the insured and uninsured populations in 2001
Chapter 12 – Health insurance: Uninsured by state, 2001
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