Screen LibraryThe health and wealth of a nation：employer-based health insurance and the affordable care act
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W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research,
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| Publisher Address: | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 203 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780880994231 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0880994231 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780880994255 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0880994258 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D971 |
| CLC: | D971.225 |
| Call Number: | D971.225/M465 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-191) and index. Preface -- Health care coverage in the United States -- Employer-sponsored health insurance -- Benchmarking change : employer-supported insurance -- How large firms might respond to the ACA -- How small firms might respond to the ACA -- Health policy and firm behavior -- Appendix A: The California health and employment surveys -- Appendix B: Factor analysis -- Appendix C: Defining empirical constructs -- References -- Author -- Index -- About the institute. "In this timely new book, Nan L. Maxwell examines the behavior of firms with respect to their provision of health care prior to ACA deliberations and uses those behaviors to forecast changes in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) once the ACA is fully implemented. Her analysis focuses on potential changes in the ESI offer due to implementation of the ACA concerning access and quality. The ACA will likely influence the behavior of virtually all firms that offered health insurance at the time of its passage. The ACA is unlikely to incentivize small firms to offer health insurance if they |