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Session Resources How
to Select a Health Plan for Your Family & Child with Special
Health Needs. PowerPoint Presentation (115 kb): A summary of the key points of the webcast session. Download or view the original PPT file. To move through the slides, simply press the Page Up or Page Down button on your computer keyboard. To return to this web page, click the Back button on the toolbar on the upper, left corner of your computer screen. You will need PowerPoint 95 to view this presention. If you don't have either version of PowerPoint, click the HTML Version to view a slideshow version of the presentation. To return to this web page, click the home button on the slide navigation buttons (the second button from the right) or click the Back button on the toolbar on the upper, left corner of your computer screen. Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality: This site provides
a booklet, Choosing and Using
a Health Plan, which helps you make sense
of your choices in health insurance. (http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/ National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): Assesses and reports on the quality of managed care plans. Check how your own health plan rates. (http://www.ncqa.org) Evaluating
Managed Care Plans for Children with Special Health Needs: A Purchaser's
Tool A tool to assist families in selecting and evaluating
the capacity of health plans to serve children with special needs.
(http://www.ichp.edu/managed/materials/ Family Voices: Read their introduction to Managed Care for Children with Special Health Needs. Provides hints on what to know before you sign up with managed care. (http://www.familyvoices.org) Top
10 Ways to Make Your Benefits Work for You:
10 tips to keep in mind when accessing your health plan.
(http://www.dol.gov/dol/pwba/public Opening the Door on Disabilities: A Workbook for People with Disabilities and Advocates: A workbook that explains how managed care works and how to get the health services you need. Available in print only for $12.50 from Partners in Health, c/o The Coordinating Center, 8258 Veterans Highway, Suite 13, Millersville, MD 21108. (410-987-1048) Let us know what you think of the webcast session, as well as your suggestions for future shows, by sending us a message at kmco@uic.edu. |