PREPARED PATIENT BLOG

Patients and experts explore what it takes to find good health care and make the most of it.

Jennifer Jaff is a lawyer and patient advocate, and is the founder of Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, which provides free information, advice and advocacy services to patients with chronic illnesses nationwide in areas including health and disability insurance, Social Security disability, employment discrimination, family and medical leave, educational equity, and resource location.  She also is the author of Know Your Rights: A Handbook for Patients with Chronic Illness.  Information and resources can be found at http://www.advocacyforpatients.org.


When You Have an Insurance Dispute

Jennifer Jaff | January 24, 2011
While access to health insurance is a critical component of finding good care and making the most of it, being insured is often just the starting point for frequent users of health care services.