UNDERSTANDING HEALTH INSURANCE, 12th Edition introduces students to the basics of medical billing, procedure coding, and insurance claims processing in preparation for a career in medical insurance billing. Student-friendly in tone, the text covers all essential topics, including managed care, legal and regulatory issues, coding systems, reimbursement methods, medical necessity, and common health insurance plans. The twelfth edition has also been revised and updated to present the ICD-10 coding changes required by 2014, as well as discussions on legislation affecting electronic health records, the Medical Integrity Program (MIP), the medical review process, and healthcare in general. Practice exercises and cases help readers apply knowledge, and practice using medical codes and claim forms. This product is included in a Cengage Unlimited subscription. Subscribe to Cengage Unlimited for all your Cengage access codes on platforms like MindTap and WebAssign plus the online version of your textbook for one price per semester.Product details Publisher: Cengage Learning; 012 edition (January 14, 2014) Publication Date: January 14, 2014