Updated KFF on health care reform

[MichaelB]

Kaiser Family Foundation has published some additional briefs on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). They are just a couple of pages each but explain how different sections of the law are intended to work – such as state high risk pools or state health care exchanges. See the link here Kaiser Health Reform Gateway: Health Care Reform and Health Insurance Reform Analysis, Data and Information

The KFF web site is an excellent source of info on national and state specific health care policy and initiatives.

 

[Brat]

KFF is the gold standard on public health research. What a legacy by Mr. Kaiser. The best residual of WWII.

 

[plex]

So, this is long term disability insurance with a benefit of about $27k/year if you become disabled, and to be eligible you have to pay into it for 5 years, 3 of which must be while working.