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| what entities are involved in healthcare |
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federal govt
state govt
private insurance companies
primary healthcare providers |
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| what are the direct impacts of health insurance |
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made available to the uninsured
increase access to health care |
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| what are the bills introduced in healthcare reform |
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Health Care and Education Reconcilation Act |
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| why does the affordable care act mean |
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Definition
all US citzens required and legal residents required to have health insurance
employee's required 200 employers required to offer health insurance
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| true or false small business can use SHOP for healthcare option in the affordable care act |
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Definition
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| what will happen to healthcare in affordable care act |
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| medicaid will expand to include parents of young children and childless adults |
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| under the affordable care act what happend to the chip program |
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Definition
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| under the Affordable Care Act what happens to the early retiree reinsurance |
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Definition
| it will cover pple from 55-65 yoa |
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| when was the Affordable Care Act |
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Definition
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| what is included in the ACA ACT |
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Definition
| no annual or lifetime limits |
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| true or false the ACA does not cover pre-exisiting conditions |
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Definition
| false it does cover pre-existing conditions |
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| what age can coverage be extended the ACA be extend till ? |
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Definition
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| what does the ACA say about co-payments and deductables |
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Definition
| no co-payments/ deductables for preventative services |
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| true or false under the ACA thier will no prohibtory discrimnation of low salary workers for coverage by group health plans |
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Definition
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| what does the ACA require |
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Definition
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pple with preexisting conditions
such as
heart diease
cancer
diabetes |
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| what are some exemptions of the ACA |
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Definition
hardship waiver
religous objectors
taxpayers with incomes below the tax filing threshold |
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| what is a catatrophic health plan |
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Definition
| a health plan for pple younger than 30 yoa covers your health if ur in a catatrophe |
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| true or false undocuments immigrants and the incarcerated cant purchase healthcare through health exchanges or health pools |
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Definition
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| what is the cost of healthcare |
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Definition
| 828 billion from 2010-2019 |
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Term
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Definition
high payroll taxes will increase 1.45 to 2.35 percent
indviduals above 200k
families with incomes above 250k |
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Term
| what percent of your income goes to medicare expenses |
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Definition
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Term
| what penelities are going to be enforce with the ACA |
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Definition
| 695 dollars to 2085 dollars |
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Term
| what state is the ACA modeled after |
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Definition
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| what happend in Mass with the ACA |
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Definition
| number of residents with health insurance increased |
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Term
| what happend with healthcare reform in Mass |
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Definition
cost of healthcare increased
shortage of healthcare care providers |
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Term
| what are the effects on healtcare workers |
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Definition
shortage of healthcare providers
more scholarships
grant programs to schools
more funding for geriatric education |
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