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References and further reading

References

¹ Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2005. Consumer’s guide to handling disputes with your employer or private health plan. URL: http://www.kff.org/consumerguide/7350.cfm (accessed 10.27.2008)

² Cohen, E. 2007. Tips to effectively battle your insurance company. URL: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/19/patient.insurance/index.html (accessed 10.07.2008).

³ Pendray, J. 2008. Insurance: Farm Bureau offers little-known health benefit. URL: http://www.sdfarmbureau.org/News/Local-News/Farm-Bureau-Health-Benefit.php (accessed 10.27.2008).

See also:

  [No author listed.] 2007. Health Net Farm Bureau health insurance. URL: http://www.gohealthinsurance.com/insurance/carriers/Health_Net_Farm_Bureau (accessed 10.27.2008).

⁴ Grayson, L. 2008. Patient advocacy resources. University of Connecticut Health Center | Lyman Maynard Stowe Library. URL: http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/advocacy.html#PATIENT (accessed 10.07.2008).

⁵ National Conference of State Legislatures. 2008. Managed care state laws and regulations, including consumer and provider protections. URL: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/hmolaws.htm (accessed 10.28.2008).

Additional resources

Financial assistance with prescriptions

• Partnership for Prescription Assistance. This organization offers a point of access to hundreds of assistance programs that have joined together to provide savings to the uninsured. To learn more about these programs, visit their Partnership for Prescription Assistance website, or call 1-888-477-2669.

• Yarboro, T. [No date listed.] Medication assistance resources. URL: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/medication-assistance-resources.html (accessed 10.28.2008).
• The Together Rx Access Card has been created by pharmaceutical companies to help Americans and their families gain access to savings on prescription products. This program offers 25–40% off brand-name prescription medications at pharmacies nationwide. To be eligible, you have to have a household income of less than $30,000 for a single person or $60,000 for a family of four and be a legal resident of the US or Puerto Rico. To learn more, visit the Together Rx Access Card website, or call 1-800-444-4106.
  

Patient advocacy organizations and financial advice

• Center for Medical Consumers
• The Patient Advocate Foundation
• National Patient Advocate Foundation — A national network for healthcare reform, est. 1996.
• National Institutes of Health Information Hotline
• CancerCare (offers a financial assistance page for cancer patients)
• American Diabetes Association (website has a page on health insurance options)
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has published “Financial Help for Diabetes Care,” information about resources that may help with medical expenses of a person with diabetes. Visit their website, or order a copy by calling 1-800-860-8747.
• You can also contact your county or town health department. It’s possible that there are local resources do not exist on a statewide or national level.

 

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Managing the finances of your illness

Original Publication Date: 10/27/2008
Last Modified: 02/16/2010
Principal Author: Elizabeth Platt