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Navigating the Healthcare System

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Good health is important to everyone. And our Healthcare Center is just the tool you need to make better informed decisions about your own care and coverage.

You can navigate the system—and we can help!

The Basics

Review the basics of healthcare here:

  • HIPAA: Your right to Health Insurance and Privacy
  • Managed Care: A Choice of Plans
  • Medicaid: When You Can't Afford Healthcare
  • Medicare 101
  • The Patient Bill of Rights: Your Right to Respect and Good Care

Evaluating Your Options

To make smart choices, become knowledgeable about each aspect of your care:

Choices in Care:

  • Beyond Primary Care: Choosing a Medical Specialist
  • Boutique Options Offer Greater Choice in Medical Care
  • Elective Surgery: Weighing the Risks and Benefits
  • Getting to Know Your Healthcare Providers
  • How to Choose a Primary Care Doctor
  • How to Choose a Surgeon and Hospital for Major Surgery
  • When and How to Get a Second Opinion

Choices in Coverage:

  • Beyond Medicare Part D: Internet Prescription Drug Programs Helping the Low-income and Elderly
  • Health Insurance: Choosing the Plan That's Right for You
  • Health Spending Accounts: A Complement to Regular Health Insurance
  • Long-term Care Insurance: In Case of a Prolonged Illness or Injury
  • Medicare Part D: How to Choose a Medicare Drug Plan

Mental Health Options

  • Group Therapy: Can It Help You?
  • How to Choose a Therapist or Counselor
  • Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Support Groups: How Do They Help?

Especially for Seniors

Here we discuss some of the special healthcare options available to seniors:

  • Adult Day Care: Good for Caregivers and the People They Care For
  • End of Life Care
  • Getting Help to Pay for Prescriptions
  • Home Healthcare—Helping Older Adults Live at Home Longer
  • Learning About Assisted Living
  • Long-term Care Facilities: You Have Options
 

The Proactive Patient

Go out there and be your own best advocate. Enhance your medical care and save money doing it.

Planning Ahead

  • Adolescent Doctor Visits
  • Get Organized: Manage Your Medical Bills and Doctor Visits
  • Hospital Stays: What You Need to Know
  • Making the Most of a Doctors Visit
  • Surgery at the Doctor's Office: What You Need to Know
  • Unconventional Treatment: Who Pays for ‘Other Kinds’ of Care?

Doing It for Yourself

  • Health Information: Separating Fact From Fiction
  • Ordering Your Own Lab Tests
  • The Benefits and Drawbacks of Home Test Kits
  • Tips For Safely Buying Medications Online
  • Using Online Medical Consults

Special Circumstances

Everyone has unique healthcare needs; explore your circumstances below:

  • Applying for Healthcare if You Are a Veteran
  • COBRA: When You’re Between Jobs
  • Teaching Teens to Navigate the Healthcare System
  • When You’re a Senior (65+)
  • When You’re Disabled
  • When You’re Self-Employed
  • When You’re Uninsured

Prevention

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

For Parents

  • Immunization Guidelines for Children
  • Prenatal Screenings

For Adults

  • Immunization Guidelines for Older Adults
  • Preventing Medical Errors
  • Protective Isolation: What Is It and Why Do I Need It?

Medication-related

Review some key dos and don'ts of drug treatment:

  • "Off-label" Drug Use: Is It Safe?
  • Are You Taking Drugs You Don’t Need?
  • Beware When Buying Medications Abroad
  • Interpreting Prescription Drug Advertising
  • Medication Questions? Ask the Pharmacist
  • Should You Take Part in a Clinical Research Trial?
  • Taking Prescription Medications

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