Finding health care coverage that best fits your needs takes a lot of research. There are some places that can help you as you weigh your options.

Learn more helpful information about navigating the health care system in the Arthritis Foundation's Access to Care for Arthritis guide.

Links to Web sites that are not under the control of the Arthritis Foundation are provided for convenience of reference only and the Foundation has no responsibility for their content.

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND POLICY
Choosing and Using a Health Plan

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS (AAHP)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR RETIRED PEOPLE
Health Insurance for Children: Information for Grandparents

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
Understanding Your Insurance Coverage

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (EBSA)
elaws Health Benefits Advisor

FAMIILIES USA
The Health Assistance Partnership

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE
A Consumer Guide For Getting And Keeping Health Insurance

HEALTH INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (HIAA®)
HIAA- Guide To Health Insurance
HIAA- Guides- Various Types of Insurance

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Choosing  a Health Insurance Plan

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION IN MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
Child and Adolescent Health Insurance and Access to Care

PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION
A Simple Guide to Health Insurance

Evaluating a Plan

NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA)
Health Plan Report Card
NCQA's Health Plan Report Card can help you answer questions about health plans that would be difficult or impossible to answer on your own - Does this health plan provide good customer service? Will I have access to care I need? Does the plan check doctors' qualifications? If I get sick, which plan will take better care of me?
NCQA's Health Plan Report Card has results on hundreds of health plans that care for commercially insured individuals and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. You can create a customized Report Card that shows results for the health plan or plans you want to know about.

eHEALTH INSURANCE
What Is The Best Health Plan For Me?Questions to Ask

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTITUTE
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, COLUMBUS , OHIO AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Evaluating Managed Care Plans For CSHCN:A Purchaser's Tool Potential Applications

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Health Insurance Terms - Glossaries

See one of the following web sites for definitions of insurance terminology. It's important to learn and understand the lingo. It will make it easier when you can speaking the health insurance language when communicating about the status of claim payment and related benefit questions.

HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER
FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS & SELF-INSURED
A Consumer's Glossary of Health Insurance Terms

INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
NATIONAL CENTER ON FINANCING FOR CSHCN Glossary for Consumers

 OSF-HEALTH CARE
Health Insurance Terms Glossary

 Links to Web sites that are not under the control of the Arthritis Foundation are provided for convenience of reference only and the Foundation has no responsibility for their content.