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Health Insurance:  Checkup on Convenience

Here are some questions you may want to find out about from the plans you are considering.

 
 

Plan A

Plan B

Plan C

Are the services close enough to home or work?      
Are the locations on convenient routes for public transportation?      
Is parking available?       
Are there urgent care facilities (other than a hospital emergency room) that are open in the evenings and on weekends?      

This checklist is a modified version of one created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Choosing a Health Plan. Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care. AHCPR Publication No. 99-0012,  July 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qntascii/qnthplan.htm

Last Revised: 07/01/08