The use of carbamazepine in the management of patients with acute mania is supported by a number of studies, which have found it similar in effectiveness to lithium. The literature also supports the use of carbamazepine for long-term prophylaxis of bipolar disorder, particularly for rapid cyclers.
In the United States, health insurance marketplaces, also called health exchanges, are organizations set up to facilitate the purchase of health insurance in each state in accordance with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, known colloquially as Obamacare).
health insurance exchange. A state provided health insurance plan that is federally subsidized. An example is President Barack Obama's health care reform to help more people afford health insurance and spread the risk between the insurance companies and the state and federal government. Health insurance exchanges are not able to exclude people due to pre-existing conditions.