The Affordable Care Act in brief: a look into January 2014 changes.
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چکیده
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduces many new mechanisms into the insurance marketplace that significantly impact business as usual. Although the changes are of great magnitude and, at times, intertwined with each other, this article sets out to introduce many of the changes in a simplified format. The 2014 changes will impact each market (individual, small-group, large-group and self-insured) in a different manner. This overview highlights those differences and includes a discussion of each.
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- Benefits quarterly
دوره 29 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013