title: Informed choices.
abstract: To be active partners in their care, consumers need information to help them make informed health care decisions. Here's a look at information about health plans that's being released to the public by consumer magazines and other sources.
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authors.lastname: Zablocki
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D007255:Information Services; D007258:Informed Consent; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States