Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Insurance - Health

HOW TO FINANCE AND DELIVER HEALTH CARE

Health has been one of the most frequent issues arising in the Social Policy debate for the last 60 or more years.
The answers given vary according to political ideology, economic expediency, and the moral standing of individuals and society. The sources of funding are essentially two: either the individual directly, or a larger group acting on his behalf. In the second case, we have two main categories.

The individual is either covered by private for-profit insurance, or by a public insurance scheme financed by mandatory...

This book's goal is to offer medical practice leadership teams practical guidance on navigating the shift from volume-based to value-based managed care contractual relationships. Medical practices - both independent and affiliated - that understand how their organization can and should position themselves for the future will have a significant advantage over the competition.
Honestly identifying where you are and defining where you want to be begins with developing a clear understanding of national and local market dynamics, identifying potential arrangements within your local...

Health insurance agencies today face a decision with dramatic implications. Benefits administration is going online, and brokers can either let their clients pick a platform or select one for them. Agencies that choose a system and implement it successfully, incorporating software as part of their value proposition, will experience happier clients, agency growth, and a doubling of profitability. But how do you choose? Not all benefits platforms are created equally. Faced with the risk of choosing the wrong platform, many brokers are waiting for market leaders to emerge. But your clients...

Maximize Your Medicare (2017 Edition) Now Available

Medicare is the cornerstone of retirement planning in the United States.

The reason is simple: healthcare costs, as people age, represent the single largest threat to a persons financial and personal well-being. It affects more than a single person. Family members and those that support the individual are all inevitably affected.

The Rules Are Complicated

The reason that people misunderstand Medicare is that while the language looks...

Health Economics combines current economic theory, recent research, and health policy problems into a comprehensive overview of the field. This 6^th edition offers a thorough update of a classic and widely used text.

Accessible and intuitive, early chapters use recent empirical studies to develop essential methodological foundations. Later chapters build on these core concepts to focus on key policy areas.

Key changes to this edition include: additional discussion of the consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), in light of current...