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Health Insurance Answer Book, 9th Edition

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作 者:John C. Garner

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出版时间:2010年2月24日

I S B N:9780735582187

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From designing a cost-effective new health care plan…to administering an existing plan…to complying with the many state and federal rules that govern health benefit plans - you know how difficult it is to manage your company's group health insurance.

With Aspen Publishers' Health Insurance Answer Book, you get expert guidance and practice-based answers to all types of questions about today's health insurance marketplace, including:

- Are there any guidelines on medical tourism?;
- What are the issues related to implementation of a "full flex" plan?;
- What is the role of an intermediary?;
- Can onsite health clinics save money?;
- Are there any new developments regarding the use of captives for retiree health insurance?;
- What is electronic prescribing?;
- What is comparative effectiveness research?

The Ninth Edition brings the reader up to date on legislative and regulatory developments and on industry changes in this area. It includes:
- A new chapter on eligibility;
- A new chapter on vendor selection;
- A new glossary;
- Information on a flurry of new laws affecting employee benefit plans;
- Updated guidance on HSAs;
- Results from the 2008 United Benefit Advisors (UBA) survey of plan design and plan costs, which include responses from small and midsized employers, who sponsor most of the health plans in the United States.

In addition, the Ninth Edition of Health Insurance Answer Book includes a special 2010 Legislative Update. Highlights include:

- COBRA Subsidy Extended;
- Military Family Leave Expanded;
- HHS Expands HIPAA Penalties under the HITECH Act;
- Agencies Issue Interim Rules under GINA;
- HHS and FTC Issue Final ARRA Security Breach Rules;
- EEOC Issues ADAAA Regulations;
- Good News for Sponsors of Health Flexible Spending Accounts.

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目录

1. An Overview of Group Insurance

  • Group Health Insurance
  • The Uninsured
  • Group Insurance
  • Types of Insurance Professionals
  • Intermediaries
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans

2. State and Federal Laws

  • Legal Factors Affecting Design
  • State Law
  • Federal Law
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Taxation of Group Health Plans
  • Reservists' Benefits

3. Eligibility

  • Employees
  • Dependents

4. Types of Medical Plans

  • Traditional Plans
  • Managed Care
  • Health Maintenance Organizations
  • Adverse Selection
  • Legal Standards
  • Evaluating HMOs
  • Preferred Provider Organizations
  • POS
  • Managed Care Backlash

5. Factors Influencing Plan Design

  • Strategies
  • Contributions
  • Types of Plans
  • Covered Expenses
  • Restrictions on Coverage
  • Deductibles, Copayments, and Reimbursement
  • Cost Containment
  • Managed Competition

6. Flexible Benefits

  • Tax Advantages
  • Cost Control
  • Types of Plans
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Mid-Year Plan Changes
  • Flexible Benefit Options
  • Implementation

7. Consumer-Driven Health Plans

  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Health Reimbursement Accounts
  • Medical Savings Accounts
  • Consumer-Driven Dental Care
  • Defined Contribution Health Care

8. Plan Implementation and Administration

  • Setting Up the Plan
  • Reporting and Disclosure
  • Enrollment
  • Billing
  • Claims
  • Coordination of Benefits
  • Coverage, Renewal, and Changes
  • Termination of Coverage
  • Computerized Administration
  • Billing Codes
  • Third-Party Administrators

9. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

  • Portability
  • Electronic Data Interchange
  • Privacy
  • Security

10. COBRA

  • The Basics
  • Covered Employers
  • Covered Plans
  • General Requirements
  • Notification Requirements
  • Premiums
  • Election and Grace Periods
  • Qualified Beneficiaries
  • Retiree Medical Coverage
  • Miscellaneous

11. Form 5500

  • Plan Years
  • Administration
  • Completing the Form
  • Electronic Filing
  • Summary Annual Report

12. Nondiscrimination Rules

  • Accident and Health Plans
  • Cafeteria Plans
  • Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associations
  • Nondiscriminatory Classification
  • Nondiscrimination Rules for Archer MSAs
  • Comparability Rules for health savings accounts (HSAs)
  • Controlled Group Rules
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Comparisons

13. Plan Rating and Funding

  • Plan Funding
  • Fully Insured Plans
  • Alternatives to Fully Insured Plans
  • Deferred Premium Arrangements
  • Shared Funding Arrangements
  • Retrospective Premium Arrangements
  • Reserve Reduction Agreements
  • Minimum Premium Plans
  • Captives

14. Self-Funding

  • Reasons for Self-Funding
  • Decision to Self-Fund
  • Administration
  • Marketplace
  • Effect of Self-Funding on Regulations
  • Stop-Loss Insurance
  • Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associations

15. Vendor Selection

  • Types of Vendors
  • Selection Process
  • Role of the Intermediary
  • Choosing Intermediaries
  • Choosing Other Specific Types of Vendors

16. Managing Health Insurance Costs

  • Factors Affecting Costs
  • Health Care Data
  • Utilization Review and Case Management
  • Additional Cost-Management Strategies
  • Rationing Health Care
  • The Employer's Role

17. Wellness Plans

  • Health Promotion and Wellness
  • Health and Productivity Management

18. Pharmacy Benefit Management

  • The Basics
  • Pharmacy Benefit Design
  • Cost Control
  • Coverage Disclosure Considerations
  • Cost Considerations
  • The Global Drug Market
  • Pharmacy Benefit Managers
  • Choosing a Pharmacy Benefit Manager
  • Ensuring Quality
  • Cost Management Concepts
  • Utilization Management Concepts
  • Formularies
  • Prior Authorization Programs
  • Disease State Management
  • Quality Management/Oversight
  • Pharmacy Issues in Workers' Compensation Insurance

19. Retiree Health Benefits

  • Regulatory Issues
  • Eligibility and Plan Design
  • Determining and Allocating Costs
  • Retiree Medical Liabilities
  • Pre-Funding
  • Medicare Solutions to Retiree Challenges

20. Medicare

  • The Basics
  • Medicare Order of Benefit Determination
  • Medicare Cost Containment
  • Medigap
  • Medicare Advantage

21. Medicare Part D Benefit

  • Enrollment
  • Employer Incentives to Participate
  • Standard Benefit
  • Pharmacy Network Contracting
  • Formularies and Part D
  • Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
  • Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Nursing Facility (NF) Impact
  • Quality Measures
  • Audit Issues
  • Coordination of Benefit (COB) Issues

22. Quality Assurance

  • Quality Measures
  • Report Card Movement
  • The Joint Commission and HEDIS
  • Outcomes Measurement

23. Mental Health

  • Mental Health Benefits
  • Controlling Costs
  • Substance Abuse
  • Managed Mental Health
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Outcome Measurements
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Mental Health Parity Act

24. Dental, Vision, and Other Benefits

  • Dental Benefits
  • Vision Benefits
  • Hearing Benefits
  • Long-Term Care

25. Communication

  • Developing Communication Strategies
  • Benefit Statements
  • Periodic Benefit Reports
  • Interactive and Online Systems
  • Open Enrollments

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