The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented to enable easier and more effective healthcare access to millions of Americans. Presently, the health insurance marketplace is witnessing significant changes as this domain has become increasingly...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare was implemented on January 1, 2014 and this legislation is bound to increase the need for medical coding specialists. The major objectives of this legislation are to provide medical coverage for Americans who do not already...
According to the federal government, one in five elderly patients is readmitted to a hospital within 30 days after leaving that hospital. Though many of those readmissions are unavoidable owing to the unexpected change in the patient’s condition or a planned follow-up...
Lack of access to mental health care has been a problem among young adults in the U.S. In addition to the social stigma that surrounds mental health disorders, lack of insurance coverage and limitation to mental health care services are among the major reasons for...
As the implementation of health reforms continues in the US, significant attention has been paid to the state/public health insurance exchanges opened under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The public health insurance exchanges will expand and...