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Basics of U.S. Health Care Reform

Author(s): Nancy J. Niles, MS, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina
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  • ISBN-13: 9781449613297
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Give your students the most up-to-date introduction to U.S. Health Care Reform with this brief analysis of the March 2010 Health Care Reform Act. Nancy Niles, author of Basics of the U.S. Health Care System, explores the major components of the ten titles of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and offers a discussion of their impact on the U.S. healthcare system.

Designed as a supplemental update chapter to Basics of the U.S. Health Care System, this chapter update--available only in ExpressPDF format--comes with the main text at no additional cost (an access code card is included.) Featuring learning objectives, student activities, vocabulary, and a crossword puzzle, the chapter maintains a consistent format with the original Basics textbook.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The student will be able to:

  • List and explain the major provisions of the Patient Projection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
  • Evaluate the impact of the Act on accessibility of healthcare plans to individuals and small businesses.
  • Discuss the impact of the Act on the health insurance industry.
  • Describe the impact of the Act on public health programs.
  • Define and discuss the American Health Benefit Exchanges. 

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Nancy J. Niles, MS, MPH, PhD-Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina

Nancy J. Niles is currently teaching undergraduate business and healthcare management classes in the AACSB accredited Department of Business Administration at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. She became very interested in health issues as a result of spending 5 years with the U.S. Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa. Her graduate education has focused on health policy and management. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors of a local nonprofit health organization, Healthy Learners.

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