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Empowering Health Insurance Reform

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Foundations: Parity & Insurance

  • Parity & Insurance Reform Glossary

    Key terms and concepts for parity law, enforcement, and insurance practices.

  • Understanding NQTLs

    Overview of non-quantitative treatment limitations and their impact on access to care.

  • Know Your Rights: Kennedy Forum Parity Registry

    National database of parity violations, plus educational tools.

Oversight & Enforcement

  • State-by-State Insurance Oversight Directory

    Every state’s insurance complaint portal, for filing parity complaints.

  • Insurance Parity Enforcement: How States Compare

    Ranks states on enforcement strength, penalties, reforms, and access to care.

  • Kentucky Department of Insurance: File a Complaint

    Kentucky’s complaint portal for parity and access-to-care issues.

Clinician Practice & Sustainability Tools

  • Clinician Resource Packet

    Practice tools for clinicians navigating insurance. Kentucky-based; other states by email request.

  • Insurance Negotiation Strategies

    Practical strategies for negotiating rates and handling denials.

  • Reducing Healthcare Costs While Building Cooperative Models

    Cost-saving strategies used while building the People’s Solidarity Fund.

Organizing Models & Infrastructure

  • State Branch Getting Started Guide

    How to build state-level coordination and advocacy structures.

  • People’s Solidarity Fund: Overview

    Background on the insurance alternative Build Better Health is developing.

  • People’s Solidarity Fund Video

    Short explainer video on the People’s Solidarity Fund model.

Reporting & Outside Analysis

  • Healthcare Payer Compliance Failures

    Outside analysis of insurer compliance problems and failures.

  • Kentucky Lantern: Social Work Leadership Shakeup

    News report on state leadership changes and transparency concerns.

  • Counseling Advocacy Campaigns

    Action campaigns and advocacy tools for counselors.

  • NASW Legislative Alerts

    Current legislative action alerts from the National Association of Social Workers.

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