Health Policy Reform

Managed Markets Excellence: Health Policy

As the implementation of the Affordable Care Act unfolds, it’s important to take a hard look at the issues raised during the health policy reform debate, their resolution, and their impact on key stakeholders. This course provides participants with a deep practical understanding of the new law and its implications for the US public, businesses, and the healthcare industry. 

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss the major US healthcare industry issues that resulted in demand for health reform
  • Understand the original objectives of health reform and some ideas to fulfill them
  • Describe the overall concepts of health insurance exchanges, the individual mandate, and the employer mandate, as well as how they are addressed in the new legislation
  • Discuss some of the new regulations imposed on health insurance companies
  • Describe how Medicaid will be expanded, along with a few of the Medicare reforms being put into place
  • Define the goal of comparative effectiveness research
  • List the different channels of funding for the new legislation
  • Explain the impact of the legislation on various groups, including the uninsured, the insurance industry, hospitals, physicians, and the biopharmaceutical industry
  • Overview the issues left unaddressed by the new legislation

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Our e-courses are only available for group and corporate-wide licenses. Pricing is based on the estimated number of users. Please contact us to learn more about incorporating Managed Markets Excellence® into your corporate training program. We can also develop custom training solutions to meet your specific training needs.