- Children Diagnosed With Cancer: Financial and Insurance Issues
- Insurance can be complicated
- Private health plan coverage for children
- How to manage your child’s health insurance
- Where can families get answers to questions about health insurance?
- Keeping records of your child’s insurance and medical costs
- Handling a health insurance claim denial
- Keeping employer-sponsored health insurance coverage when you leave your job
- What if my child’s medical care is covered by more than one insurance company?
- Government-funded health plans
- Who regulates insurance plans?
- Options for uninsured children
- State coverage and health insurance options for the hard to insure
- What sources are available to help with treatment costs if my child doesn’t have insurance and there’s no public assistance available?
- Financial issues for families: Getting help with living expenses
- To learn more
- References
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References
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Health Insurance Resource Center. Federal Reform: High-risk Insurance Pools. Accessed at www.healthinsurance.org/risk_pools on March 15, 2013.
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US Department of Labor. Employee Benefits Security Administration. An Employee’s Guide to Health Benefits Under COBRA -- The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. Accessed at www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/cobraemployee.html at March 15, 2013.
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Last Medical Review: 05/16/2013
Last Revised: 05/16/2013