Links

Here are some useful links to help you understand the relevant issues:

 

 

  • Kaiser on Chronic Care - Chronic Care is costing $3 out of every $4 spent on health care. Do we need any other research?
  • The Rand Report on Self Funding - Commisioned by the Department of Labor
  • HR 3200 - The US House of Representatives proposed healthcare legislation with comments by the general public.
  • HR 3962 - The full text of the new 1990 page bill offered by the US House of Representatives.
  • HR 3962 - Four page summary of the full text of this bill.
  • HR 3962 - Dingell Manager's Amendment to this bill.
  • HR 3962 - Boehner Substitute Amendment for this bill.
  • HR 3962 - Summary of the Boehner Amendment.
  • HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • National Center for Policy Analysis - Free Our Healthcare Now Update
  • The Heritage Foundation - The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s most broadly supported public policy research institute, with more than 515,000 individual, foundation and corporate donors. Heritage, founded in February 1973, has a staff of 244 and an expense budget of $61 million.
  • The Cato Institute - The Cato Institute was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane. It is a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute is named for Cato's Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution.
  • The Kaiser Family Foundation - A leader in health policy and communications, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies.
  • The Heartland Institute - The Heartland Institute is a national nonprofit research and education organization, tax exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, and founded in Chicago in 1984. It is not affiliated with any political party, business, or foundation. Heartland's mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.
  • America's Health Insurance Plans - America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans. Our member companies offer medical insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, dental insurance, supplemental insurance, stop-loss insurance and reinsurance to consumers, employers and public purchasers. AHIP provides a unified voice for the community of health insurance plans. A major policy goal for our members is to expand access to high quality, affordable coverage to all Americans.
  • Self Insured Institute of America - The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) is a dynamic, member-based association dedicated to protecting and promoting the business interests of companies involved in the self-insurance/alternative risk transfer (ART) industry, both domestically and internationally.
  • National Association of Health Underwriters - The National Association of Health Underwriters represents more than 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, consultants and benefit professionals through more than 200 chapters across America. NAHU members service the health insurance needs of large and small employers as well as people seeking individual health insurance coverage. Every day, NAHU members work to obtain insurance for clients who are struggling to balance their desire to purchase high-quality and comprehensive health coverage with the reality of rapidly escalating medical care costs. As such, one of NAHU's primary goals is to do everything we can to promote access to affordable health insurance coverage.
  • National Association of Insurance Commissioners - The mission of the NAIC is to assist state insurance regulators, individually and collectively, in serving the public interest and achieving the following fundamental insurance regulatory goals in a responsive, efficient and cost effective manner, consistent with the wishes of its members: Protect the public interest; Promote competitive markets; Facilitate the fair and equitable treatment of insurance consumers; Promote the reliability, solvency and financial solidity of insurance institutions; and Support and improve state regulation of insurance.
  • ChangeHealthcare - We compile millions of healthcare claims and sort through the data for you. We compare your cost to what others spent in your neighborhood and tell you how to save money on your health related expenses. Using our proprietary change:healthcare Medstimate&trade we can give you an estimate of what you can expect to pay for medical services and prescriptions. No more going to the doctor unprepared!
  • Delphi Self-Directed Solutions - Delphi is a healthcare company driven to developing "self-directed" tools that educate and assist clients with their medical alternatives in the healthcare insurance industry. Because education is the key to saving money and improving the process and performance of self-directed solutions, Delphi has developed a Medical Advocate Program (MAP) to actively educate employees to become more informed, more effective purchasers of their healthcare.  This service features a convenient, totally confidential resource for employees who want to find the most appropriate providers and medical facilities, and need one-on-one guidance in exploring alternatives and finding the most cost-effective medical choices in their self-directed healthcare. MAP’s member-direct call center, staffed by friendly, medical professionals, fills the information gap created by HIPAA liability for your HR Department.
  • My Health Guide - MyHealthGuide promotes and advances healthcare management, financing and compliance for the self-funded community.
  • Employee Benefit Adviser - Keeping benefit advisers and consultants on top of the trends.