The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the regulation of the health insurance industry.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.09.008.
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Abstract
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a comprehensive and multipronged reform of the US health care system. The legislation makes incremental changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and the market for employer-sponsored health insurance. However, it makes substantial changes to the market for individual and small-group health insurance. The purpose of this article is to introduce the key regulatory reforms in the market for individual and small-group health insurance and explain how these reforms tackle adverse selection and risk classification and improve access to health care for the hitherto uninsured or underinsured population.
Medical subject headings
- Government Regulation
- Health Care Reform
- Health Care Sector
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Private Sector