San Antonio College Library

"This is the frank and colorful history of a unique business cooperative; the men who began it 'on a shoestring' nearly fifty years ago; and the men and women who developed it through the years into the 250-million-dollar, 700,000-member, profit-sharing enterprise it is today. The story reveals how this unusual organization achieved success, and in addition mirrors the general growth of the insurance industry during this period and that of the nation...

Today's insurance regulation in the United States is at a crossroads: while some segments of the insurance industry are moving away from a state-based approach toward regulation, others favor a greater role for the federal government--despite the opposition from other stakeholders. Written by leading scholars in risk management, this book addresses some of the most important questions facing the future of state and federal regulation of the insurance...

"This toolkit is for community partners, assisters, and other people who help consumers enroll in coverage or change their plan.'

"Beyond the debate about the desirability of Canadian-style health care reforms, Antonia Maioni sees another question: Why did the United States and Canada, alike in so many ways, part "at the crossroads" to produce such different systems of health insurance? She answers this previously neglected query so interestingly that her book will hold the attention of anyone concerned with health care in either country or both."--Jacket.

Baker argues that the conventional wisdom about the medical malpractice crisis is a myth, and "the real problem is too much medical malpractice, not too much litigation." He contends that research shows that amounts paid for auto liability, workers' compensation, and product liability insurance dwarf the amounts paid for medical malpractice insurance, which represent less than 1 percent of health care costs. Only 3 percent of medical malpractice victims...

"Examines the role that taxes currently play, the likely effects of recently introduced health savings accounts, the challenges of administering major subsidies for health insurance through the tax system, and options for using the tax system to expand health insurance coverage"--Provided by publisher.