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HEALTH INSURANCE WEBSITES
- About Disability
Insurance - - Offers articles and defines terms used within various
disability policies.
- AHRQ - Choosing and
Using a Health Plan - - Information on the kinds of health insurance,
benefits, and how to choose the right plan.
- AHRQ: Checkup on
Health Insurance Choices - - Describes health insurance types, choices,
and terms, from a consumer perspective. By the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services.
- AHRQ:
Children's Health 1996 - - Study by the US Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality. It offers statistics, conclusions, and looking ahead
at children's healthcare.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) - - US federal agency which administers Medicare, Medicaid, and
the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Provides information for
health professionals, regional governments, and consumers.
- Cobrahealth.com - - A compendium
of articles on COBRA coverage, with a message board.
- Consumer Driven
Healthcare - - Describing defined contribution health plans.
- EHealthHelp - - Guide to how
medicare and health insurance plans work, with claim and enrollment tips.
- Families USA - - Nonprofit
advocacy organization offers resources on finding, choosing, and using
health coverage.
- Health Insurance In-Depth
- - Describing policy types, coverage, and regulation of personal and group
plans.
- Health Insurance Resource Center
- - Resources for the self-employed to understand their health insurance.
Includes glossary of industry terms, tips, FAQs on individual health
insurance, and risk pool information.
- Health Plans &
Benefits - - The US Department of Labor portal for health plans and
benefits. Includes fact sheets, regulations, and ERISA information.
- Health Symphony - - Brief
articles and links relating to health insurance.
- HealthCareCoach.com - -
[USA] Project of the National Health Law Program to improve access to
quality health care, educate consumers about their legal rights, and provide
information and policy advocacy.
- healthinsuranceinfo.net
- - A consumer guide for obtaining and keeping health insurance, from the
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, providing information for
each state and the District of Columbia. Site also includes a newsletter and
consumer alerts concerning troubled health insurers.
- HIV and Insurance:
Some Questions and Answers - - Some Questions and Answers, by Mark
Scherzer, Esq., at The Body, an AIDS and HIV information resource.
- How to Choose
Health Care Coverage - - Brief explanations of different kinds of health
insurance, produced by the Hope Heart Institute.
- Medicare: The Official U.S. Government
Site - - Information on Medicare, including comparisons of medicare and
medigap plans.
- MedlinePlus
- - Provided by the US National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health to answer consumer health questions and provide access
to medical journal and news articles.
- My Health Choices - -
Provides information for consumers to help them make personal decisions
about their health care and insurance coverage. Sponsored by Doctors Medical
Centers in California, USA.
- National Association of State Comprehensive
Health Insurance Plans - - NASCHIP provides information for state
high-risk health insurance pools that have been, or are yet to be,
established by state governments to serve the 'medically uninsurable'
population. Includes list of states with pools, pool vendors, and details
about the annual conference.
- Revolution Health :
Insurance - - Provides insurance tools for comparing and finding new
insurance or getting the most out of the insurance you already have.
- Senior Health Insurance
Counseling - - Information on Medicare and related programs including
Medigap, HMOs, Medicaid, and long term care.
- U.S. Census
Bureau Health Insurance Data - - Data on status and type of coverage by
age, sex, gender, race, state, as well as other characteristics. Site offers
data review tools to create and extract custom data tables.
- Wikipedia - Health
Insurance - - Encyclopedia article including topics such as history,
privately and publicly funding schemes, and specific sections by country.
- Women and Job
Based Health Benefits - - Claims, workers rights, and health benefits as
they relate to women. From the US Department of Labor.
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