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Consumer Health Insurance
Information
- Covers the basics on—indemnity plans,
comprehensive coverage,
HMO and
PPO plans,
POS features, and
long-term care insurance. Contains a worksheet with a checklist of benefits to
help the consumer record and compare the benefits of as many as three plans or
options that are being considered.
- Includes information about how consumers can take
advantage of their health plans' internal processes to resolve disputes, as
well as external review processes as allowed under state laws. The guide also
provides tips for avoiding some common mistakes that may prevent consumers from
properly filing and successfully resolving disputes through external
appeals.
- Resources for families, event planners,
researchers, and policy analysts looking for information concerning low-cost
and free health care coverage.
- A primer on the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA) and how it relates to group health and disability plans
such as Long Term and Short Term Disability.
- The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings
together America's pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care
providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help
qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need
through the public or private program that's right for them.
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