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Fnd the information you need to stay on top of a changing healthcare landscape
http://myhealthplan.guide/

Identify and resolve medical billing errors or overcharges, review unpaid health care bills and negotiate a reduced bill
www.copatient.com/

Rx Drugs Assistance Programs (Medicare.Gov)
www.medicare.gov/pharmaceutical-assistance-program/

Rx Assistance Programs and FAQs (RXASSIST)
www.rxassist.org/faqs#1

Rx Prescription Price Guide
www.priceguide.omedarx.com/

Check up on your doctor (Consumer Reports)
www.consumerreports.org/health/doctors-hospitals/doctor-patient-relationship/check-on-your-doctor.htm

How to use your health insurance (Consumer Reports)
www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/09/getting-the-most-from-your-health-insurance/index.htm

Treatment Cost Estimator (Regence Members Only)
www.regence.com/web/regence_individual/estimate-treatment-costs

How to negotiate the medical bill maze in search of a better deal (LATimes.com
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-montalk-20160529-snap-htmlstory.html

Medical terms you should know (Healthcare.gov)
www.healthcare.gov/glossary/

Hospital Compare Website
www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html

Hospital Safety Guide
www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/search?findBy=state&zip_code=&city=&state_prov=OR&hospital=

Medline Plus: Health Literacy
www.medlineplus.gov/healthliteracy.html

National Network of Libraries of Medicine
guides.nnlm.gov/mar_consumer/

Top 100 List: Health Websites You Can Trust
www.caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html

Consumer healthcare resources
www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/ConsumerHealthCare/Consumer-Healthcare-Resources_UCM_452975_Article.jsp#.WB0Zuy0rKM8

American Cancer Society: Support and treatment resources
www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/app/resource-search

Choosing wisely: Patient-friendly resources
www.choosingwisely.org/patient-resources/

AHIP: Confused by health insurance jargon? We’re here to help
www.ahip.org/confused-by-health-insurance-jargon-were-here-to-help/

Track your fitness and nutrition goals with free tool from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
https://www.fitness.gov/blog-posts/2017-presidential-champions-supertracker.html

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Videos

Carolyn Espinoza, Regence Nurse Case Manager, talks nearly every day to consumers concerned about health care costs. Click to hear her advice: