They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
I recently found this Summary of Health Plan Regulation chart (pdf) that outlines some of the regulatory complexity health plans deal with on a daily basis. Now I realize the chart is old (circa 2000) and the organization (AAHP) now goes by another name, but it’s instructive enough to give it one last 15 minutes of fame. Who knows–as the years go on we may come back to this chart and with a little nostalgic sigh say “Ahhh yes, those were the good old days, when times were simpler.”
* But were afraid to ask
