Study Objec Tives

î Understand the diff erent types of health insurers and managed health care organizations î Understand key diff erences between these types of organizations î Understand the inherent strengths and weaknesses of each model type î Understand the diff erence between insured and self-funded health plans î Understand the new payer envisioned in the Patient Protection and Aff ordable Care Act (ACA) î Understand the basic forms of integrated delivery systems (IDSs) and how they are evolving î Understand the major strengths and weakness of each type of IDS, initially and how they have played out as the markets developed î Understand the roles of physicians and hospitals in each type of IDS î Understand new IDS models being formed due to passage of the ACA Types of Health Insurers, Managed Health Care Organizations, and Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems