Paying the Bills: Tips for Families on Financing Health Care for Children with Special Needs (Second Edition, 1999, 69 pages), was developed by parents who have children with special health needs. The parent authors have tapped their own experiences, as well as those of other families and professionals, in order to share information and strategies for getting payment for children's health care. Paying the Bills encourages families to ask questions, learn about the health financing system, and be persistent. www.neserve.org/neserve/ptb.html

Health Insurance Guide from ABC for Health: A Family's Guide to Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs
This guide provides general information and federal statutes about health insurance plans. ABC for Health is a Wisconsin based public-interest law firm and thus specific Wisconsin law and resources are discussed. You will be asked to enter your name and contact information to download the Health Insurance Guidebook. ABC for Health will notify you of other health care financing publications as they become available. They have a privacy policy which you can read upon being connected to their website. You will be sent a reply e-mail with a link for the download.
www.abcforhealth.org

United Healthcare Children's Foundation: Providing Accessibility and Affordability to All Children
Many families have children with difficult medical and financial challenges. The United Healthcare Children's Foundation provides financial assistance to families whose insurance doesn't completely cover all of their child's healthcare costs. For additional information and to view video clips of children who have received a grant, go to: http://www.uhccf.org/

Glossary Financing and Reimbursement Strategies in Managed Care, a glossary for consumers. Developed by the National Center on Financing for CSHCN, a cooperative agreement with MCHB and ICHP.

Glossary of definitions and terms found on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) web site.

To find out more about public health insurance programs for children in your state, check out these Web sites
Children's Defense Fund: Sign Them Up!: http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Insure Kids Now: http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/