Health Insurance Today: A Practical Approach

Health Insurance Today: A Practical Approach simplifies health insurance concepts through abundant real-world examples, case studies and application exercises. Practice-based instruction, supported by the direct, conversational writing style, makes the often-complicated insurance billing and coding process understandable and accessible.

• Each chapter develops the learning objective in a manageable, direct narrative, followed by a short application exercise to ensure student comprehension.
• Key terms are highlighted and defined in the margins to facilitate immediate understanding and build familiarity with industry terms.
• Compliance tips located throughout teach correct billing and coding practices to comply with federal and state mandates.
• Case studies, critical thinking exercises and collaborative learning activities provide ample opportunities for practice, self-assessment and confidence building.
• Features the new CMS-1500 (8-05 version) throughout, to prepare students for real-world practice.
• Each chapter has been carefully developed to stand on its own, making the text ideal for open entry programs.