----- Original Message ----- From: <KaiserUpdate at kff.org> To: <KaiserUpdate at kff.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 2:28 PM Subject: How Private Insurance Works: A Primer
> Dear Interested Party:
>
> In recent years, federal policymakers have taken on a growing
> number of issues that involve the private health insurance
> market-including the Health Insurance Portability and
> Accountability Act (HIPAA), a patients' bill of rights, and the
> use of tax credits to make private coverage more affordable.
> These issues require an understanding of the workings of private
> insurance, which is now primarily regulated by the states.
>
> How Private Health Insurance Works: A Primer
> http://www.kff.org/content/2002/2255 , prepared by Gary Claxton
> of the Institute for Health Care Research and Policy at
> Georgetown University for the Foundation, examines the structure
> and operation of private health insurance-including the types of
> organizations that provide it, how managed care is delivered,
> and how risk pools work-and describes how private health
> insurance coverage is regulated under state and federal laws.
> The primer explains how the current nature of private insurance
> relates to key issues facing federal and state policymakers.
>
> We hope you find this primer useful in your work.
>
> The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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