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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456633503321

Autore

Northrop Dorothy E. <1942->

Titolo

Health insurance resources [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for people with chronic disease and disability / / Dorothy E. Northrop, Stephen E. Cooper, Kimberly Calder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Demos, c2007

ISBN

1-282-38761-8

9786612387616

1-934559-61-X

1-4416-3441-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CooperStephen <1946->

CalderKimberly

NorthropDorothy E. <1942->

Disciplina

368.4/200973

Soggetti

Chronically ill - United States

Health insurance - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Health insurance resource manual. c2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Health insurance managed care and indemnity plans -- Medicare -- Medicaid eligibility -- Social security disability insurance -- Supplemental security income -- SSDI/SSI : the application process -- Employee Retirement Income Security Act -- Grievances and appeals -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 -- State "mini-COBRA" laws -- Ticket to work and work incentives -- Comprehensive state health insurance for high-risk individuals.

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of Health Insurance Resources: A Guide for People with Chronic Disease and Disability continues to be a uniquely helpful reference for those who need and use health insurance most often but have the least access to it. The book was developed to assist individuals living with disability and chronic health conditions, as well as health care professionals, in understanding the health care system and maximizing their rights and entitlements within that system. The



manual is completely updated throughout, and reflects the changes in the system since the first edition Aos publicat