The Affordable Care Act: Overview and Implications for County and City Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disability Programs.

The author begins by reviewing the 5 key intended actions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—insurance reform, coverage reform, quality reform, performance reform, and information technology reform. This framework provides a basis for examining how populations served and service programs will change a...

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Publicado en:Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation Vol. 13; no. 1/2; pp. 87 - 97
Autor principal: Manderscheid, Ron
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan-Jun2014
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Sumario:The author begins by reviewing the 5 key intended actions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—insurance reform, coverage reform, quality reform, performance reform, and information technology reform. This framework provides a basis for examining how populations served and service programs will change at the county and city levels as a result of the ACA, and how provider staff also will change over time as a result of these developments. The author concludes by outlining immediate next steps for county and city programs.