Endangered Private Practice

Surviving Health Care Reform

Ronald R. Hixson

Endangered Private Practice explains how health care reform, driven by the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010, affects and will be affecting those providers within the delivery system section of health care. Private practice businesses cannot continue to offer quality services while losing money, and access has not improved. Due to many of the changes within the reform package the mental health profession has lost over 30% of their reimbursements and has had to increase their overhead expenses by another 30% in order to stay in practice. This book was written so that readers can become more sensitized to the real winners and losers of the reform movement and to get a clearer picture of what health care services might look like in the future.

Jason Aronson, Inc.

Pages: 128 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-0-7657-0935-6 • Hardback • September 2013 • $102.00 • (£78.00)

978-0-7657-0936-3 • eBook • September 2013 • $92.00 • (£71.00)

Subjects: Psychology / Practice Management, Health & Fitness / Health Care Issues, Political Science / History & Theory, Psychology / Mental Health, Psychology / Psychotherapy / Counseling

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Surviving Health Care Reform

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Summary

Endangered Private Practice explains how health care reform, driven by the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010, affects and will be affecting those providers within the delivery system section of health care. Private practice businesses cannot continue to offer quality services while losing money, and access has not improved. Due to many of the changes within the reform package the mental health profession has lost over 30% of their reimbursements and has had to increase their overhead expenses by another 30% in order to stay in practice. This book was written so that readers can become more sensitized to the real winners and losers of the reform movement and to get a clearer picture of what health care services might look like in the future.

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Jason Aronson, Inc.

Pages: 128 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-0-7657-0935-6 • Hardback • September 2013 • $102.00 • (£78.00)

978-0-7657-0936-3 • eBook • September 2013 • $92.00 • (£71.00)

Subjects: Psychology / Practice Management, Health & Fitness / Health Care Issues, Political Science / History & Theory, Psychology / Mental Health, Psychology / Psychotherapy / Counseling

Author

Ronald R. Hixson, PhD, has been a psychotherapist for over thirty years. He writes a column on practice management for Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health and has participated in workshops and seminars on the business side of therapy and other mental health issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Turbulence Leads to Chaos
Chapter Two: Private Practice is Not Private
Chapter Three: From Misfits to Managers
Chapter Four: Redefining the Niche
Chapter Five: Creating a Value
Chapter Six: The Future of Health Care
References
Index
About the author

Reviews

Dr. Hixson has provided a concise, logical explanation of the forces restricting access to both medical and mental health services in the United States. He clearly explains the factors and thinking that are quickly destroying the patient/provider relationship in all of our communities. A ‘must read’ for all private practitioners of health care today.
— Mark Harris, Professor of Natural Science and Theology, University of Edinburgh

… a reflection of the things to come in health care. With all of the changes looming on the horizon, this book is an enlightening must-read for those in private practice.

— Gerald Johnson, PhD, private practice

Endangered Private Practice is a must read for anyone in private practice in the health care field. Having been in practice as a psychotherapist for over 35 years, I have personally experienced the truth of what Ron Hixson has captured in this book. His thorough research in combination with the presentation of bold challenges for the health care provider encourages us to remain true to our calling.
— Gerald Dahl, FAPA, private practice

Endangered Private Practice

Surviving Health Care Reform

Ronald R. Hixson

Endangered Private Practice

Surviving Health Care Reform

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