Maximizing Your Health Insurance Benefits Interactive List of Contents - Part 2

• Part II: Health Insurance Plans
• Traditional Individual and Group Plans, Doctors' Bills
• Reviewing Health Insurance Policy Rules
• Looking over Health Insurance Contract Terms
• Problems with the Yearly Health Insurance Deductible
• Problems Related to Health Insurance Procedure Codes
• Problems Related to The Usual and Customary Rate (UCR)
• Dealing with Issues with the UCR
• Locational Issues In Dealing with UCR Claims
• Dealing with ZIP Code and Other Errors with UCR Claims
• Problems Related to UCR and Health Insurance Claim Percentiles
• Learning About UCR Reimbursements from Health Insurance Companies
• Health Insurance Coverage Problems Related to Childbirth and Pregnancy
• Problems Related to Claims for Psychological or Psychiatric Treatment
• Health Insurance Claims for Psychological or Psychiatric Treatments
• Problems Related to Secondary Health Insurance
• Issues with Children's Benefits Relating to Secondary Health Insurance
• Claim Denials on the Grounds that a Treatment is Not a Covered Health Insurance Expense
• Claim Denials on the Grounds that a Treatment is Not Medically Necessary
• Problems Related to Health Insurance Coverage for Durable Medical Equipment
• Claim Denials on the Grounds that the Treatment is Experimental
• Summary of Traditional Individual and Group Plans, Doctors' Bills
• Introduction to Traditional Individual and Group Plans, Hospital Bills
• Checking the Hospital Bill in Regards to a Health Insurance Claim
• Abbreviations on a Hospital Bill Used in a Health Insurance Claim
• A Hypothetical Hospital Bill For Use in Health Insurance Claims
• Secondary Health Insurers and Hospital Claims
• Dealing with Multiple Hospital Health Insurance Bills
• Learning How to Deal with Paying Hospital Bills
• Resolving Late or Unpaid Health Insurance Hospital Bills
• Keeping and Maintaining Hospital Bills and Records
• How Long to Keep Health Insurance and Hospital Bills
• Summary to Dealing with Hospital and Health Insurance Bills
• Information on Self-funded Health Insurance Plans
• Regulation of Self-Funded Health Insurance Plans
• Comparison of Traditional Health Insurance Plans and Self-funded Plans
• The Portability and Accountability Act Regarding Self-Funded Health Insurance Plans
• Summary of Self-Funded Health Insurance Plan Information
• Introduction to Managed Care Health Insurance Plans
• Information on Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
• More Information on HMO Health Insurance Plans
• Differences Between Traditional Health Insurance Plans and HMOs
• Controversial Facts and Questions Regardings HMOs
• Researching and Reviewing HMO Health Insurance Companies
• More Information on HMO and PPO Health Insurance Plans
• Dealing with Problems in Managed Health Insurance Care Plans
• Part III: Medicare And Medicare-Related Programs
• Medicare
• Medigap and Secondary Health Insurance
• Policies
• Medicare HMOs
• Part IV: Specialized Situations
• Extending Coverage through COBRA, the Portability Act, and Conversion Options
• Programs for Children and Adults with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs
• Coverage for Long-term Care
• Conclusion: The Future of Health Insurance in America
• Appendix A: Ten Frequently Asked Questions about Health Insurance
• Appendix B: Sources of Information and Advice on Specific Health Insurance
• Problems
• Glossary