Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Standards Related to Reinsurance Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule implements standards for States related to reinsurance and risk adjustment, and for health insurance issuers related to reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. These programs will mitigate the impact of potential adverse selection and stabilize premiums in the individual and small group markets as insurance reforms and the Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges") are implemented, starting in 2014. The transitional State-based reinsurance program serves to reduce uncertainty by sharing risk in the individual market through making payments for high claims costs for enrollees. The temporary Federally administered risk corridors program serves to protect against uncertainty in rate setting by qualified health plans sharing risk in losses and gains with the Federal government. The permanent State-based risk adjustment program provides payments to health insurance issuers that disproportionately attract high-risk populations (such as individuals with chronic conditions). This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Benefit and Payment Parameters Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs; cost sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also finalizes additional standards for the individual market annual open enrollment period for the 2016 benefit year, essential health benefits, qualified health plans, network adequacy, quality improvement strategies, the Small Business Health Options Program, guaranteed availability, guaranteed renewability, minimum essential coverage, the rate review program, the medical loss ratio program, and other related topics. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule sets forth payment parameters and oversight provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs; cost sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also provides additional standards with respect to composite premiums, privacy and security of personally identifiable information, the annual open enrollment period for 2015, the actuarial value calculator, the annual limitation in cost sharing for stand-alone dental plans, the meaningful difference standard for qualified health plans offered through a Federally-facilitated Exchange, patient safety standards for issuers of qualified health plans, and the Small Business Health Options Program. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Program Integrity Exchange Premium Stabilization Programs and Market Standards Amendments to HHS Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Program Integrity - Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards - Amendments to HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Program Integrity - Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards - Amendments to HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule implements provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). Specifically, this final rule outlines financial integrity and oversight standards with respect to Affordable Insurance Exchanges, qualified health plan (QHP) issuers in Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs), and States with regard to the operation of risk adjustment and reinsurance programs. It also establishes additional standards for special enrollment periods, survey vendors that may conduct enrollee satisfaction surveys on behalf of QHP issuers, and issuer participation in an FFE, and makes certain amendments to definitions and standards related to the market reform rules. These standards, which include financial integrity provisions and protections against fraud and abuse, are consistent with Title I of the Affordable Care Act. This final rule also amends and adopts as final interim provisions set forth in the Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 interim final rule, published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2013, related to risk corridors and cost-sharing reduction reconciliation. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Program Integrity - Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards - Amendments to HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule addresses various requirements applicable to health insurance issuers, Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges"), Navigators, non-Navigator assistance personnel, and other entities under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). Specifically, the rule establishes standards related to product discontinuation and renewal, quality reporting, non-discrimination standards, minimum certification standards and responsibilities of qualified health plan (QHP) issuers, the Small Business Health Options Program, and enforcement remedies in Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also finalizes: A modification of HHS's allocation of reinsurance collections if those collections do not meet our projections; certain changes to allowable administrative expenses in the risk corridors calculation; modifications to the way we calculate the annual limit on cost sharing so that we round this parameter down to the nearest $50 increment; an approach to index the required contribution used to determine eligibility for an exemption from the shared responsibility payment under section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code; grounds for imposing civil money penalties on persons who provide false or fraudulent information to the Exchange and on persons who improperly use or disclose information; updated standards for the consumer assistance programs; standards related to the opt-out provisions for self-funded, non-Federal governmental plans and related to the individual market provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 including excepted benefits; standards regarding how enrollees may request access to non-formulary drugs under exigent circumstances; amendments to Exchange appeals standards and coverage enrollment and termination standards; and time-limited adjustments to the standards relating to the medical loss ratio (MLR) program. The majority of the provisions in this rule are being finalized as proposed. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits Actuarial Value and Accreditation Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule sets forth standards for health insurance issuers consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, this final rule outlines Exchange and issuer standards related to coverage of essential health benefits and actuarial value. This rule also finalizes a timeline for qualified health plans to be accredited in Federally-facilitated Exchanges and amends regulations providing an application process for the recognition of additional accrediting entities for purposes of certification of qualified health plans. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Health Insurance Market Rules Rate Review Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Health Insurance Market Rules - Rate Review (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Health Insurance Market Rules - Rate Review (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule implements provisions related to fair health insurance premiums, guaranteed availability, guaranteed renewability, single risk pools, and catastrophic plans, consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. The final rule clarifies the approach used to enforce the applicable requirements of the Affordable Care Act with respect to health insurance issuers and group health plans that are non-federal governmental plans. This final rule also amends the standards for health insurance issuers and states regarding reporting, utilization, and collection of data under the federal rate review program, and revises the timeline for states to propose state-specific thresholds for review and approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Health Insurance Market Rules - Rate Review (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Market Stabilization Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Market Stabilization (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Market Stabilization (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This rule finalizes changes that will help stabilize the individual and small group markets and affirm the traditional role of State regulators. This final rule amends standards relating to special enrollment periods, guaranteed availability, and the timing of the annual open enrollment period in the individual market for the 2018 plan year; standards related to network adequacy and essential community providers for qualified health plans; and the rules around actuarial value requirements. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Market Stabilization (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule with comment period revises the regulations implementing medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements for health insurance issuers under the Public Health Service Act in order to address the treatment of "mini-med" and expatriate policies under these regulations for years after 2011; modify the way the regulations treat ICD-10 conversion costs; change the rules on deducting community benefit expenditures; and revise the rules governing the distribution of rebates by issuers in group markets. This book contains: - The complete text of the Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Exchange Functions Standards for Navigators and Non Navigator Assistance Personnel Etc Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange Functions - Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel, etc. (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange Functions - Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel, etc. (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule addresses various requirements applicable to Navigators and non-Navigator assistance personnel in Federally-facilitated Exchanges, including State Partnership Exchanges, and to non-Navigator assistance personnel in State Exchanges that are funded through federal Exchange Establishment grants. It finalizes the requirement that Exchanges must have a certified application counselor program. It creates conflict-of-interest, training and certification, and meaningful access standards; clarifies that any licensing, certification, or other standards prescribed by a state or Exchange must not prevent application of the provisions of title I of the Affordable Care Act; adds entities with relationships to issuers of stop loss insurance to the list of entities that are ineligible to become Navigators; and clarifies that the same ineligibility criteria that apply to Navigators apply to certain non-Navigator assistance personnel. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange Functions - Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel, etc. (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans Exchange Standards for Employers Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Exchange Standards for Employers (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Exchange Standards for Employers (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule will implement the new Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges"), consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. The Exchanges will provide competitive marketplaces for individuals and small employers to directly compare available private health insurance options on the basis of price, quality, and other factors. The Exchanges, which will become operational by January 1, 2014, will help enhance competition in the health insurance market, improve choice of affordable health insurance, and give small businesses the same purchasing clout as large businesses. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Exchange Standards for Employers (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio Mlr Requirements Under Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This document contains the interim final regulation implementing medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements for health insurance issuers under the Public Health Service Act, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act). This book contains: - The complete text of the Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule implements certain functions of the Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges"). These specific statutory functions include determining eligibility for and granting certificates of exemption from the individual shared responsibility payment described in section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, this final rule implements the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to designate other health benefits coverage as minimum essential coverage by providing that certain coverage be designated as minimum essential coverage. It also outlines substantive and procedural requirements that other types of individual coverage must fulfill in order to be certified as minimum essential coverage. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act written by American Dental Association and published by American Dental Association. This book was released on 2017-05-24 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Section 1557 is the nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This brief guide explains Section 1557 in more detail and what your practice needs to do to meet the requirements of this federal law. Includes sample notices of nondiscrimination, as well as taglines translated for the top 15 languages by state.
Download or read book Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payment written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent health care payment reforms aim to improve the alignment of Medicare payment strategies with goals to improve the quality of care provided, patient experiences with health care, and health outcomes, while also controlling costs. These efforts move Medicare away from the volume-based payment of traditional fee-for-service models and toward value-based purchasing, in which cost control is an explicit goal in addition to clinical and quality goals. Specific payment strategies include pay-for-performance and other quality incentive programs that tie financial rewards and sanctions to the quality and efficiency of care provided and accountable care organizations in which health care providers are held accountable for both the quality and cost of the care they deliver. Accounting For Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payment: Data is the fourth in a series of five brief reports that aim to inform ASPE analyses that account for social risk factors in Medicare payment programs mandated through the IMPACT Act. This report provides guidance on data sources for and strategies to collect data on indicators of social risk factors that could be accounted for Medicare quality measurement and payment programs.
Download or read book Disaster Resilience written by National Academies and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-12-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters in addition to natural hazards can all lead to large-scale consequences for the nation and its communities. Communities and the nation thus face difficult fiscal, social, cultural, and environmental choices about the best ways to ensure basic security and quality of life against hazards, deliberate attacks, and disasters. Beyond the unquantifiable costs of injury and loss of life from disasters, statistics for 2011 alone indicate economic damages from natural disasters in the United States exceeded $55 billion, with 14 events costing more than a billion dollars in damages each. One way to reduce the impacts of disasters on the nation and its communities is to invest in enhancing resilience-the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from and more successfully adapt to adverse events. Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative addresses the broad issue of increasing the nation's resilience to disasters. This book defines "national resilience", describes the state of knowledge about resilience to hazards and disasters, and frames the main issues related to increasing resilience in the United States. It also provide goals, baseline conditions, or performance metrics for national resilience and outlines additional information, data, gaps, and/or obstacles that need to be addressed to increase the nation's resilience to disasters. Additionally, the book's authoring committee makes recommendations about the necessary approaches to elevate national resilience to disasters in the United States. Enhanced resilience allows better anticipation of disasters and better planning to reduce disaster losses-rather than waiting for an event to occur and paying for it afterward. Disaster Resilience confronts the topic of how to increase the nation's resilience to disasters through a vision of the characteristics of a resilient nation in the year 2030. Increasing disaster resilience is an imperative that requires the collective will of the nation and its communities. Although disasters will continue to occur, actions that move the nation from reactive approaches to disasters to a proactive stance where communities actively engage in enhancing resilience will reduce many of the broad societal and economic burdens that disasters can cause.
