Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.

This is the fourth edition of our popular professional resource specifically tailored for non-insurance professionals, newly revised with an increased emphasis on techniques that can be used for personal and business clients. Financial planners, tax advisors, and estate planners have all found this book to be invaluable in their practices because it provides the insights, understanding and tools to guide clients as they seek to manage risk and properly plan insurance coverage. The Tools & Techniques of Insurance Planning and Risk Management, 4th Edition, provides expert guidance on all key personal and business-related policies, including life, health, disability, social insurance, commercial property insurance, workers compensation, business umbrella, directors and officers liability, cyber liability, and much more. In this fully revised and updated edition, respected authors Stephan R. Leimberg, CEO of Leimberg and LeClair, Inc.; Kenneth W. Price; and Jesus M. Pedre provide proven, practical guidance you can apply immediately. Each chapter breaks down complex insurance information so that non-insurance professionals can understand the intricacies of the coverage offered by each product line, allowing planners to insure that their clients have the right type and amount of insurance for their risk profiles This edition delivers: Thirty-two newly updated chapters divided into five sections on the principles of risk and insurance; insurance company operations; personal and commercial insurance lines; life and health insurance planning needs; and commercial property & liability A new chapter on cyber insurance provides information on the most common types of cyber threats faced by businesses today, as well as coverage information about cyber insurance policies to help businesses decide which potential risks can be insured against A new section on commercial flood insurance details the options for how businesses can obtain flood coverage on the private market to protect against ever-more-common flood risks Newly updated materials on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for homeowners Updated content on personal and business auto policies, including coverage for ride-sharing activities Updated coverage information for managing healthcare cost risks for individuals and businesses, including ACA mandates, disability, and long-term care policies Additionally, the risk management techniques in this book are integrated with up-to-date tax and government insurance information so that planners can incorporate that information into their clients' insurance planning activities to avoid duplicate coverage and take advantage of potential tax savings that are available to individuals and businesses.