Chapter 1 – Private Coverage
Private health insurance, including employer-based insurance, insurance sold on the ACA marketplaces, and other forms of individual insurance.
This Sourcebook has the latest information and data on pressing health care topics. It also includes the names and contact details for top experts in each subject area, along with a comprehensive glossary of health care policy terms. This guide was made possible with the support of the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation. This edition of the Sourcebook also had initial support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Chapter 2 – Medicare
The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and for other adults who qualify due to having a permanent disability or end-stage renal disease.
Chapter 3 – Medicaid and CHIP
State-federal partnerships that provide health coverage for people with low incomes, children, pregnant women, parents of dependent children and disabled individuals.
Chapter 4 – Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in March 2010.
Chapter 5 – Health Care Costs
The drivers of health care costs, federal spending, consumer spending, and industry consolidation.
Chapter 6 – Delivery System Reform
Innovations in payment and delivery systems, in both the public and private sectors.
Chapter 7 – Social Determinants of Health
The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect their health.
Chapter 8 – Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Behavioral health, addiction, and the health care system that treats these issues.
Chapter 9 – Public Health and Prevention
Protecting and improving the health of communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research, and detection and control of infectious diseases.
Chapter 10 – Long-Term Services and Supports
Formal and informal aid that focuses on those who are unable to take care of themselves due to age, disability or illness.
Acknowledgements
The entire Alliance for Health Policy staff and our capable interns contributed to this edition the Sourcebook. We also thank the experts from the health policy community who contributed their vast knowledge.