Accountable care organizations (ACOs), 28
Aetna, 40
Affordable Care Act (ACA), xvi, 23, 36, 41, 45, 65, 85, 98
American Hospital Association (AHA), 19, 25
American medical care, 66
Baylor Plan, 25
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS)
benefits, 29
Blue Shield, 26–27
companies, 37
health plans and programs, 29–30
history, 24–26
operations, 27–29
overview, 23–24
BUCHA. See Health insurance, companies
Cigna, 39
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), 79–80
Committee on the Costs of Medical Care (CCMC), 19
Community self-help groups, 20–21
Concierge medicine
history, 62
overview, 61–62
pros and cons, 62–66
Consumer-Driven Health Plans (CDHP), 48
Consumer Price Index, xv, 33, 34, 37
Conventional diets, alternatives to, 10–11
Cost-sharing arrangements, ...
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