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Consumer and Family Engagement in Health">Consumer and Family Engagement in Health
- Consumer and Family Engagement in Health">Consumer and Family Engagement in Health
In the U.S., many health care decisions—such as whether to seek health care and where to go for care—can have significant financial consequences for individuals and the health care system.
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Cognitive Health">Cognitive Health
- Cognitive Health">Cognitive Health
Cognitive health is a critical component of healthy aging. As the U.S. population ages, dementia and other cognitive health conditions are likely to increase.
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Public Health">Public Health
- Public Health">Public Health
Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
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Public Health and COVID-19">Public Health and COVID-19
- Public Health and COVID-19">Public Health and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis of proportions and complexity not seen in over a century. The highly contagious and dangerous virus has caused millions of deaths in the U.S.
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Section B: Private Insurance">Section B: Private Insurance
- Section B: Private Insurance">Section B: Private Insurance
Private insurance plays an important role in helping most Americans pay for their health care. For people under 65 who are working, most get health insurance through the private market.
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Expanded Access to Health Care">Expanded Access to Health Care
- Expanded Access to Health Care">Expanded Access to Health Care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a comprehensive law enacted in 2010 that significantly reformed public and private health insurance.
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Individual – and Employment-based Group Plans">Individual – and Employment-based Group Plans
- Individual – and Employment-based Group Plans">Individual – and Employment-based Group Plans
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) addressed many problems in the private insurance market that had created barriers to health coverage.
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Private Health Plans: Managed Care">Private Health Plans: Managed Care
- Private Health Plans: Managed Care">Private Health Plans: Managed Care
Managed care health plans include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred-provider organizations (PPOs), and other arrangements.
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Medicare Supplement Insurance">Medicare Supplement Insurance
- Medicare Supplement Insurance">Medicare Supplement Insurance
Under Traditional Medicare (also called Original Medicare), beneficiaries could face substantial out-of-pocket costs if they have a serious health problem.
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Retiree Health Coverage">Retiree Health Coverage
- Retiree Health Coverage">Retiree Health Coverage
The availability of health benefits is a key factor in retirement decisions for most workers. It is particularly so for those not yet eligible for Medicare.