Newswise — The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and America's Health Insurance Plans today released Questions and Answers about Health Insurance, a new guide designed to help consumers make important health insurance decisions.
The guide explains how different types of health insurance work, including network-based plans, non-network based coverage, and consumer-directed health plans. It also provides a glossary of health insurance terms as well as additional resources to obtain more information.
This guide is a critically important resource because today's more complex health care system requires consumers and employers to be more informed about their choices. Choosing and understanding how to use a health plan may be the key to helping consumers get the care they need when they need it.
To see or order a free copy of the brochure, visit http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranceqa/.
As part of AHRQ's Healthcare 411 series, AHRQ also has produced a :90 radiocast about the new health insurance booklet that includes soundbites from AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy. Please visit http://healthcare411.ahrq.gov/radiocastseg.aspx?id=674&type=seg.
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