New Era in U. S. Health Care
Subtitle: Critical Next Steps under the Affordable Care Act
Publisher: Stanford University Press; Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780804787000
Subjects: Health care reform; Medical policy; Health insurance; Medical care, united states
Description: "'A new era in U.S. health care' demystifies the Affordable Care Act for unfamiliar readers, setting an agenda for lawmakers and the health industry alike. It focuses on four key issues that will determine the success of this 2010 legislation: the use of state-run Medicaid programs to expand access to insurance; the implementation process; the creation of health insurance exchanges; and the introduction of a new organizational form, accountable care organizations"--provided by publisher.