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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been a political football for years now, but as its provisions start going into effect, there’s still precious little information available on how it will impact you, your family, and your pocketbook. This 2,572 page document, nearly unreadable, will change your health care, your family budget, and innumerable aspects of your life.

But what does this law actually say?

Beating Obamacare by Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D. is the straightforward, practical guide to navigating Obamacare that every individual and family needs to own. This guide will tell you exactly what to expect, what’s changing, and how much it will cost you and your family.

In Beating Obamacare, Dr. McCaughey unravels:

The Obamacare Law timeline: find out when each provision of the law goes into effect, so you won’t be caught by surprise
The Obamacare “winners” and “losers:” who gets a free ride, and who has to pay more, so you can make sure you protect your money and get the best quality of care
The most controversial part of this new law—The Individual Mandate: what does it mean for the individual patient? How will it change your care?
The new health insurance exchange landscape: how to find the best deal available
The expansion of Medicaid and downsizing of Medicare: ensure your future care or the care of your elderly loved ones
The twenty new taxes/tax hikes that will affect you: don’t let them sneak up on your family budget
And much more…

Intimidated by the legal jargon? Not to worry, this guide comes fully equipped with the “Obamacare Glossary” in the back!

Beating Obamacare is the essential consumer guide to understanding and preparing for one of the biggest changes about to take over Americans’ health care and family budgets.

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Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D., is a health policy expert and the former Lt. Governor of New York State. In addition to serving as Lt. Governor of New York, she has taught at Columbia University, held academic appointments in health policy at the Hudson Institute and the Manhattan Institute, written hundreds of articles for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Modern Healthcare, The New Republic, and received numerous awards for her writings. She has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, the CBS Morning Show, 20/20, and many other national television and radio programs. Dr. McCaughey She is founder and Chairman of RID—Reduce Infection Deaths—a national campaign to support greater infection control in hospitals and other healthcare institutions.

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Publisher : Regnery Publishing; First edition (January 14, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 1621570797
ISBN-13 : 978-1621570790
Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,293,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #276 in Medical Law & Legislation (Books)
- #1,590 in Government Social Policy
- #2,795 in United States National Government

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CORGI MOM

Read the Book and Inform Yourself of the Real Deal!

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015

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This was a book that I couldn't put down. The more I read, the more I realized what the general public doesn't know about Obama Care. This is a very enlightening book, that I would suggest for everybody that is a US citizen and is subject to the so-called health care that this is written about. Just little things, like "hospitals get perks for discharging a Medicare patient early". This means that a lot of our senior citizens, the ones that need health care the most, are being given the boot. This can cause a patient that is not medically ready to leave the hospital, to potentially become worse and have the chance of even death. My best suggestion is read the book and form your own opinions. Elections are coming up. Be informed. Let's get back to a system that had been originally designed - Medicare for the elderly and disabled.

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Dee

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2013

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I purchased this book because of all the reviews. I tried to read the bill and could not because it references other literature that I don't have access to. I came here when I heard that this book would explain what is happening to all of us. Not just some of us..all of us. I thought that because I had insurance, which I pay for, through my job that I was safe. One of the benefits of my job was to carry my insurance into retirement so I did not think it would affect me. Now I find that I will be taxed 40% on my supposedly "Cadillac insurance" in 2015. I won't be able to afford that on my retirees wage so will be forced on to the "Affordable Care".

I do not think that is any way around this ACA that is about to happen to all Americans. I think that is the point of the book. To prepare us for what is coming.

NARFE just send out a list of Bills submitted to Congress, which are pending, one of them is to transfer all federal employees to the "Affordable Care" Can retirees be far behind?

Thank you all for your reviews.

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Roman1a

Title very decieving - - there is no way to beat it and it will be in a state of flux for a long time to come

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2013

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After much publicity about Obamacare. My conclusion is " who cares Obama Cares" . If your thinking of purchasing this book DON'T
The information in it is all a matter of fact and little to no help as to how to avoid it's pitfalls. The book does recognize the fact that some of the law is unconstitutional in parts so lawyers will be having fun with it for years to come. So what ever help the book may offer your particular situation you can bet that it will change as people will be complaining and the supreme court gets involved again.
This book was written in simple language so that a 3rd grader could understand. I think this book may be worth it if sold for $1 ...

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aglaranna300

Misrepresentation

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014

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The book does actually contain some useful information. For instance, it talks of some of the new taxes that a lot of people probably do not know about, a bit of information about Medicaid, defines "qualifying" plan, talks of the penalty amounts, covers employer mandates quite a bit, how it affects doctors, hospitals and privacy, a lot on how it affects Medicare, why insurance premiums would likely rise, etc. I think the language is fairly easy to understand and that she is able to get down to "our level." (i.e. us non-attorneys) Despite that I feel I knew more going in than an average person, I still found some tidbits I didn't know, or just more detail. The 2 is because I have no issues with what information it does give me and it therefore has some redeeming value.

However... I think the title and description are very misleading, and I find some other faults with the book.

She does get very political and it is very obvious which side she is on. I think the vast majority is factual and a good assessment of the laws, so this is not to say I think her interpretation is incorrect. Rather, it's too obvious what her *opinion* is and there are bashing comments towards politicians. Not only do I find that to be unnecesssary, but I furthermore think will simply turn off pro-Obama people so that they will never listen to what she is saying. (It's not like this is a Rush Limbaugh book. Then I would expect that :-) ) Judging by some of the bad reviews, I think I'm right-on about that. The interpretation and assessment of the laws and their effects, without the politics, would be more appropriate.

I also think some of the information is a bit disorganized. I sometimes felt that I was reading the same thing over and over. While each topic had a chapter that presented the main ideas of that topic, there were "teasers" in other parts of the book related to it, but then the main information would be somewhere else. However, that's a minor issue.

The biggest problem with the book, and main reason I could never give it a 4 or 5 (despite having some information I can use), is because it's so misrepresented. There is information that can help you understand so that you can be "prepared" for it. But I found no information that told me how to "beat" or "survive" Obamacare. There was not one word in this book about how to deal with it. The back cover of the book says "Obamacare is here to stay. How will it affect you?" That's probably a more apt subtitle.

If you just want the information and aren't going to get turned off by her politcal opinions, by all means, get it. (Keep in mind, it's just a handbook, not an encyclopedia.) If you think she's going to help you navigate the website or help you get out of the mandate or help you pick out the best "Olympic medal" level of insurance, look for something else, or perhaps the updated 2014 version would work - sorry, I haven't read that one.

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MarteeinMO

Title is a Misnomer

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2013

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There was a lot of good information in the book; a lot of it I knew but learned a lot, too, with specific examples from this horrible bill the politicians have foisted upon us (and they won't even be forced into it!). Thought, based on the title, that it would give tips on how to "beat" it by getting around the taxes and getting around the lack of care that will happen eventually; it's a good synopsis but does not give any information about how to either not have to get into it or how to make it work so one gets coverage for major health issues which will be denied.

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Piet Hein

Betsy writes a useless book

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2014

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This book has little real information that is not already generally known. It provides absolutely no specific help on any issue to anyone.
It is just a rant against Obama Care without providing much information at all and no specific instruction that would even cover the cost of this trash publication. Absolute waste of money and time.

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shawneen13

good for lay persons

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2013

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I was a bit disappointed by the information contained in the book or rather the information that was not contained in the book. I am an accountant and I am trying to get as much information for my clients I can possibly gather. While there was some good information i did not know I feel like I have more questions now then before. I would recommend this to a lay person who just wants some basic information.

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