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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