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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Northrop, Dorothy E., 1942-

Contributor:

Cooper, Stephen, 1946-

Calder, Kimberly.

Northrop, Dorothy E., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronically ill--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Chronically ill.

Health insurance--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Health insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos, c2007.

Language Note:

English

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

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.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Northrop, Dorothy E., 1942- Health insurance resource manual.

ISBN:

1-282-38761-8

9786612387616

1-934559-61-X

1-4416-3441-X

OCLC:

642660975