FEDERALLY FACILITATED INSURANCE EXCHANGES UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE.

The article discusses the implications of the U.S. federally facilitated Health Insurance Exchanges (FFEs), a key component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), on public health policy and practice. It provides a background of FFEs. It also outlines the FFE challenges including c...

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Publicado en:	Public Health Reports Vol. 129; no. 1; pp. 94 - 97
Autor principal:	Burke, Taylor
Formato:	Journal Article
Publicado:	Sage Publications Inc. Jan/Feb2014
Materias:	Federal government Health services accessibility Insurance Medicaid Consumer activism Economic competition Certification Medically underserved areas Medically uninsured persons Public health administration Eligibility (Social aspects) Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Health insurance exchanges Standards
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Sumario:	The article discusses the implications of the U.S. federally facilitated Health Insurance Exchanges (FFEs), a key component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), on public health policy and practice. It provides a background of FFEs. It also outlines the FFE challenges including compliance with federal insurance standards, consumer assistance and exchange coordination with Medicaid and Coordination among the Exchange, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).