Impacts of insurance plans on patient care practices
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Sample Question
How do insurance plans/payors (Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs, ACOs, ACA) impact your current patient care practices? In the spirit of patient advocate, what questions would you like answered by the insurance plans/payors regarding billing practices, etc?
Question Explanation
One of the major concerns of American population is the access to affordable care. Although the enactment of Affordable Care Act was premised on increasing accessibility of healthcare by reducing the cost, the calls for its repeal have left a significant number of health consumers uncertain about its future. Nonetheless, insurance plans have various effects on the current patient care practices. One of the impacts is the billing systems. Healthcare consumers are poorly served because providers do not understand the billing practices offered in the various insurance plans.