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Health Insurance

American Accreditation Healthcare Commission
Organization founded to establish standards in the managed care industry provides updates and reports on legislative news, regulatory issues, and accreditation status of managed care organizations.http://www.urac.org/

American Association of Health Plans
Organization that focuses on insurance policy, legislation and advocacy. http://www.aahp.org/

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Health insurance news, health facts, medical information, and more. http://www.bluecares.com/

The HMO Page
Educational and information resource offers a closer look at HMO operations, news, stories, and policies, with links to other managed care sites. http://www.hmopage.org/

Insurance Coverage Information on the Web
Information service with database of thousands of insurance agents, consultants and carriers. http://www.coverage.com/

The Insurance News Network
Top stories, current events, company ratings and hints to securing adequate insurance coverage for you home, automobile, health, family and life. http://www.insure.com/

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Check the quality and rating of health care organizations from the commission that accredits them. http://www.quality.org/html/hc-res.html

Managed Health Care Improvement Task Force
Full text reports on http://www.chipp.cahwnet.gov/mctf/front.htmtopics such as health industry profile, effect of managed care on quality, impact, and cost of health care services, government oversight of managed health care plans, financial incentives for providers in health plans, and expanding consumer choice. http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/hid/index.htm

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
Insurance regulators from all 50 states provide insurance news, regulations and ideas in this forum for the development of uniform insurance policy. http://www.naic.org/

National Committee for Quality Assurance
Organization that surveys and accredits managed care organizations to assess whether they meet standards of quality; features two-page reports on individual health plans for consumer comparison. http://www.ncqa.org/Pages/Main/index.htm

State Insurance Commissioners
Click on your state to link to the Insurance Commissioner of your state. http://www.aiadc.org/stateins.htm