Health Insurance: Open Enrollment 2006

When it comes to health care, it pays to be informed. So, read on for help in making sense of your options.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Here are some other sites where consumers can find information on health plans, hospitals and physicians:

Maryland Health Care Commission , http://mhcc.maryland.gov/index.html .

Virginia Health Information , http://www.vhi.org/default.asp .

National Committee for Quality Assurance , http://www.ncqa.org/ .

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations , http://www.qualitycheck.org/ .

U.S. News & World Report , which issues rankings of hospitals and health plans, http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/rankings.htm .



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