What is managed care?
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This fact sheet explains what managed care is, including some important information to help you understand how this this type of health insurance coverage works.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
Choosing and using a health plan
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This Web site has information on choosing a health plan, comparing health plans, and how to use a health plan.
By: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Getting your employer to cover speech-language and hearing services
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Here are tips on how to ask your employer to add or improve speech and hearing services under your health plan.
By: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Getting your health plan to cover your prescription medications
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The doctor says that you need the medication, but your health plan won't pay for it. What now?
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
How to use your managed care plan
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Answers for families with children.
By: American Academy of Pediatrics
Workers’ right to health plan information
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What rights do you have to get a summary plan description?
By: U.S. Department of Labor
How do I file a grievance in my health plan?
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Has your health plan denied coverage for a service that you need? Here is some information on how to file a grievance and increase your chances of winning.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
Solving problems with your health plan
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If you have problems with your managed care plan.
By: American Bar Association
What to do when your Medicare HMO leaves
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By: Medicare Rights Center
Figuring out which health care plan meets your needs
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Quality information about health plans can be overwhelming. This fact sheet helps you pick out the information that will be helpful to you. You will learn how to pick the health plan that best meets your needs.
By: National Health Law Program
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Getting the best out of managed care
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This fact sheet will help you understand how managed care works and how to choose the best health plan.
By: National Health Law Program
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Managed Care in New Mexico
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This guide tells you how health plan members rated the care and service they got from their commercial managed care plan in 2002.
By: New Mexico Health Policy Commission
Managed care rules, rights and responsibilities
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Knowing your plan's rules - and your rights and responsibilities under those rules - can help you make the best use of your plan. It also can save you money and help you get the care you need.
By: AARP
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