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Choosing a Health Plan That Is Right for You
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Your employer, Medicare, or Medicaid may soon tell you that you need to choose a health plan. This guide answers three important questions:
What does it mean to choose a health plan?
How do I make the right choice?
What do I do if things go wrong?
By: National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
Continuation of Health Coverage ? COBRA
(Separate Website)
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events. Qualified individuals may be required to pay the entire premium for coverage up to 102 percent of the cost to the plan.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Fact Sheets: Getting the Best Out of Managed Care
(Separate Website)
These fact sheets, in Microsoft Word and PDF formats, provide answers to the following questions and issues relating to Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and other managed care health insurance programs: (1) How can this information help me? (2) Understanding Quality Measures (3) Figuring Out Which Health Care Plan Meets Your Needs, (4) Report Cards, (5) Consumer Surveys.
By: National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
Families and Health
(Separate Website)
As your family grows, you encounter new health care challenges. Here you?ll find articles to help you make the most of your health insurance and obtain the best possible medical care for the whole family.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
Health Insurance FAQs
(Separate Website)
La conexión para la traducción Española está en la derecha.
By: SC Department of Insurance
Health Insurance Plans and Health Benefits
(Separate Website)
This web site contains information and fact sheets about (1) your rights to health care when you change jobs, (2) the health care rights of women, mothers and newborns, (3) mental health benefits rights, (4) rights to know what your health care plan contains, (5) how your health plan benefits are affected by your employers' bankruptcy and much more. Some of the information is in PDF format.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Health Insurance/HMO - An Alternative to Health Insurance
(Separate Website)
La conexión para la traducción Española está en la derecha.
By: SC Department of Insurance
Health Insurance/HMO - General Information
(Separate Website)
La conexión para la traducción Española está en la derecha.
By: SC Department of Insurance
Health Services Questions and Answers
(Separate Website)
This document discusses the major federal, state and private health insurance programs and important laws designed to help people receive the care they need.
By: National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
HMOs - Managed Care
(Separate Website)
Managed care is a term that refers to a method of keeping down the costs of medical care by managing your health care through preventive medicine, patient education and utilizing resources in the best way possible. It often has health maintenance organizations (HMOs) as one of its components. Managed care usually means that you must follow more rules when you go to the doctor in exchange for paying less for your health care. The law is becoming more and more important in how people use managed care. This web site contains more information about your rights under managed care.
By: American Bar Association
Private Health Insurance
(Separate Website)
If you don't have access to employer-provided group insurance or public insurance, or if these plans don't adequately cover your family's needs, you'll want to explore your options for private insurance (also called individual insurance).
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
The Savvy Consumer's Guide - Beware of Unlicensed Health Plans
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Consumer Affairs
What is COBRA and How Can It Help You?
(Separate Website)
Losing your group health plan coverage? Thanks to the federal COBRA law, you may be entitled to an extension of your previous coverage for up to 18 months. COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) was enacted in 1985 to provide health plan continuation for families facing such crises as the loss of a job or death of a family member.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
Your Health: Information about Health and Related Issues
(Separate Website)
Keep up with the latest health and wellness information, and learn how to get the best possible medical care for yourself and your family.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
Your Insurance: Information About Insurance Coverage
(Separate Website)
Take charge of your health insurance! We?re here to help you understand your options, keep costs under control, and cope with emergencies.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
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