The full title of HR 3590 is the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (PPACA), an often-forgotten fact since the legislation is usually referred to as "Obamacare" or simply the "Affordable Care Act" (ACA). There are a number of reasons that the words "Patient Protection" were ...
ThePatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct(PPACA)introducesnewfeesforhealthinsurancecompaniesandplansponsors,which aretypicallyemployers.Thechartbelowhighlightsimportantinformationaboutfourfees:theHealthInsuranceIndustryFee,Reinsurance AssessmentFee,Patient-CenteredOutcomesResearchInstituteFeeandtheFederallyFacilitatedExchangeUserFee...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) enacted March 23, 2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA) enacted March 30, 2010, require that group health plans and insurers make dependent coverage available for children until they attain the age of 26 ...
affordable care acthealthcare efficiencynonparametric econometricsC14I11I12I18We assess the impact of healthcare efficiency among U.S. states after implementation of the PPACA. A Malmquist Index decomposes productivity changes of state healthcare systems since 2014. Results indicate productivity regression...
The author discusses on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) which pertains to underserved populations and it suggest ways in which the act can be enhanced to further elimination of cancer disparities. PPACA contains provisions to improve prevention and wellness care requiring all ...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as modified by P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) contains a number of provisions that generally combine to extend the reach of existing federal mental health parity requirements. Prior ...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (PPACA) emphasis on community-based initiatives affords a unique opportunity to disseminate and scale up evidence-based community health worker (CHW) models that integrate CHWs within health care delivery teams and programs. Community health workers have...
aDespite advice from most free-market analysis, some Republican governors are executing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) by establishing Health Benefits Exchanges. These governors dislike PPACA, but they believe that exchanges can be vehicles for more choice than the federal law...
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This law was one of the most controversial and transforming pieces of legislation impacting health care delivery in recent history. The legislation was created in response to rising ...
Because the recent enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") appears to have filled the parity gaps left by the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, many claim that mental health parity has finally been achieved. While the PPACA may superficially ...