You now have more options to get health insurance, which is important protection for both your health and financial well-being.
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Some companies are offering cash and other incentives for workers to lose weight, join a gym, quit smoking and get healthy. Does your employer?
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Save money at open enrollment time by examining your health plan options, taking advantage of incentives and new health plan tools, and adopting healthy behaviors.
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Don’t take your health benefits lightly. They will protect your health and wallet.
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Choosing & Using Your Health Benefits
Getting the Best Care
Caring for Yourself & Your Family
Getting & Staying Healthy
Shopping Wisely for Care
CDHPs are an increasingly popular type of health plan that gives you more choice—and more responsibility. If you’re offered one, understand your obligations before signing up.
Save big bucks on healthcare by shopping wisely—buy medicine in bulk or generic form, understand your insurance options, check hospital and doctor treatment costs and performance, and pick the health plan that best meets your needs.
Teens: Take control of your medical condition by meeting with and asking your doctor questions, becoming an expert on your condition and getting support.
Seeking health insurance after losing your job? Act quickly to secure coverage by exploring options, including a spousal work-based plan or COBRA.
Use patient satisfaction ratings to help you select the best healthcare provider and facility.
Create a living will in order to maintain control over your quality of life and estate as well as to prevent conflict among your family and friends.
Asking questions, alerting your surgeon to all medicines you take and having your doctor mark the surgery site are steps you can take for a successful operation and recovery.
Your health rights include the rights to privacy, to appeal your insurer’s decisions, to continue insurance coverage after you lose it and to take unpaid leave for certain emergencies. Do you know how to secure these rights?
While pricey, COBRA can be a stopgap to continue your health insurance when a layoff or unpleasant event strikes, and help protect your health and financial future.
Avoid a communication breakdown with your doctor. Bring a list of questions, your current medicines and test results to your doctor’s office to ensure you get all of the information you need to protect your health.
You CAN get tax-free healthcare, saving you a lot of money, if you know where to look.
Have you been rejected—by your health plan? Act quickly to appeal the decision to save yourself an unnecessary bill. You now have stronger patient rights.
Getting copies of your medical records is a powerful step you can take to prevent a medical error and ensure the healthcare you receive is safe and effective.
Kids: Get Off the Couch! Obesity kills, and lack of exercise leads to obesity. Get your kids moving by shutting off the TV, limiting all electronics, asking them to walk the dog, enrolling them in activities or buying a pedometer so they can track their steps.
Prevent a heart attack! Take steps to lower your risk by losing weight, stopping smoking and following doctor’s orders in controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Go to trusted sources of medical information to get the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your health. Here’s where to go…