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

Author
Northrop, Dorothy E., 1942-
Published
New York : Demos, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 215 pages)
Additional Creators
Cooper, Stephen, 1946-, Calder, Kimberly, and Northrop, Dorothy E., 1942-
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Language Note
English.
Contents
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.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9781934559611 (electronic bk.)
193455961X (electronic bk.)
9781441634412 (electronic bk.)
144163441X (electronic bk.)
1282387618
9781282387614
9786612387616
6612387610
1932603344 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781932603347
Digital File Characteristics
data file
Form of work
Handbook
Note
Revised edition of: Health insurance resource manual. ©2003.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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