Different Perspective on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Chinyere Ogbonna has held various positions within both private and public health care industries, including research positions at Vanderbilt and Vectors/Arbovirus Research division under the auspices of World Health Organization. In 2001 she served as bioterrorism epidemiologist for the Tennessee Department of Health. She is the author of TennCareand Disproportionate Share Hospitals and the main author of the 2009 book, Voices from the Inside. Dr. Ogbonna is currently a professor in the Department of Public Management and Criminal Justice at Austin Peay State University.

This book is a well-written, concise yet comprehensive update on changes within the health care system in America. Its emphasis on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allows it to serve as a stand-alone textbook or as an adjunct to a broader text on health care. It should be a must read for new students to the field.

• Tables and FiguresForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Introduction—Background Prior to Enactment of Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActChapter 2: Basis for TennCare ImplementationChapter 3: A Brief History of the Financing, Costing and Economics of Health Care in the United StatesChapter 4: The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care PlanChapter 5: Main Components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActChapter 6: Health Insurance Providers in TennesseeChapter 7: Impact of Affordable Care Act on Insurance CompaniesChapter 8: ConclusionsBibliographyIndexAbout the Author