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Our health system is constantly changing and evolving. AHIP’s Health Insurance Advanced Studies, Part A online self-study course is designed to keep your industry knowledge both up-to-date and ahead of the curve. To help you do your job even better, it delivers relevant details and timely insights from a wide range of arenas within this fast-growing field.

At a Glance

• 16.5-hour course length, plus 1 exam
• Students have up to 90 days to complete course
• Counts toward DBA, DIF, FHIAS^®, HIA^®, MHP, and PHIAS^® professional designations
• Flexible, self-paced online format
• Technical support available by phone or email

What You’ll Learn

• Explore the impact of court decisions on healthcare reform, including the Supreme Court
• Assess the different ways Americans obtain their health insurance coverage
• Discover how and why some health insurance providers leverage alternate organizational structures
• Gain a deeper understanding of what health insurance exchanges are and how they operate in a post-reform environment
• Explore the concepts behind accountable care organizations (ACOs) and their role in bending the cost curve
• Analyze how Medicare Part D enables significant portions of the senior population to obtain prescription drug coverage
• See how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has impacted Medicare Part D’s out-of-pocket costs
• Acquire new planning tools for fraud detection and deterrence
• Take a closer look at the interplay of the ACA and recent court decisions that had an impact on Medicaid expansion

Who Should Take This Course

• Agents and brokers
• Health insurance provider staff

Enrollment

• $195 AHIP Members
• $255 Non-members

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Publications

Health Insurance Advanced Studies, Part A

• Available in electronic format only. Supplied free of charge to students enrolling in the course.

Earn a Career-Driving Professional Designation

This course is good toward earning the following designations:

• Dental Benefits Associate (DBA)
• Disability Income Fellow Designation (DIF)
• Health Insurance Associate (HIA)
• Fellow, Health Insurance Advanced Studies (FHIAS®)
• Managed Healthcare Professional (MHP)
• Professional, Health Insurance Advanced Studies (PHIAS®)

Related

• Health Insurance Advanced Studies, Part B
• Fundamentals of Health Insurance, Part A (Basics of Health Insurance)
• Fundamentals of Health Insurance, Part B (Basics of Company Operations)
• Health Insurance 101: An Orientation
• Supplemental Health Insurance
• Continuing Education (CE) credits
• AHIP online courses
• AHIP professional designations