health insurance
Medicare:
The Official U.S. Government Site - http://www.medicare.gov/
Information on Medicare, including
comparisons of medicare and medigap plans. |
Health
Insurance Consumer Guides - http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/
The Georgetown University Health Policy
Institute offers a Consumer Guide for Getting and
Keeping Health Insurance, for each state and the
District of Columbia. Site also includes a newsletter
and consumer alerts concerning troubled health insurers. |
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - http://cms.hhs.gov/
US federal agency which administers
Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program. Provides information for health
professionals, regional governments, and consumers. |
Health
Plans & Benefits - http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/
The US Department of Labor portal for
health plans and benefits. Includes fact sheets,
regulations, and ERISA information. |
Women
and Job Based Health Benefits - http://www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-women.htm
Claims, workers rights, and health
benefits as they relate to women. From the US Department
of Labor. |
U.S.
Census Bureau Health Insurance Data - http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins.html
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. |
New
York Health Insurance Information, Counseling, and
Assistance Program (HIICAP) - http://hiicap.state.ny.us/
Consumer help with Medicare, managed
care, Medigap insurance, long term care insurance;
written for New Yorkers, but contains information of
general interest. From the New York, USA, Office for the
Aging. |
AHRQ:
Checkup on Health Insurance Choices - http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranc.htm
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. |
Health
Insurance In-Depth - http://www.healthinsuranceindepth.com
A guide to medical insurance, with
advice on policy types, additional coverage, and
state-by-state regulations of personal and group health
insurance. |
Families
USA: Information for Consumers - http://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Consumers_Info
Nonprofit advocacy organization offers
many useful links to information about how to find,
choose, and use quality health coverage. |
How
I Fought My HMO and Won Without a Lawyer - http://members.aol.com/jasonwolff/hmomain.htm
A personal chronicle of a 16 month
battle with an HMO to get them to pay medical claims.
Also includes information for people about to or
currently fighting their HMO. |
Health
Insurance Resource Center - http://www.healthinsurance.org/
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. |
HealthCareCoach.com - http://www.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. |
MediChoice.com - http://www.medichoice.com/
Discussion of alternative types of
defined contribution health benefit accounts and
options. |
About
Disability Insurance - http://www.about-disability-insurance.com/
Offers articles and defines terms used
within various disability policies. |
US
HealthInsurance.org - http://www.usHealthInsurance.org/
Online resource for health plan
questions about Medicare, HIPAA, and Medicaid. Includes
text of HIPAA act of 1996. |
COBRA
Health Plan Advice - http://www.cobrahealth.com/
Compares COBRA and private health
insurance. Other topics include employee notification,
when to elect, and government investigator contacts.
Offers an active discussion forum. |
Better
Homes & Gardens: Health Insurance - http://www.bhg.com/home/Health-Insurance.html
Offers several articles about health
insurance from a family perspective. |
Health
insurance.com.au - http://www.health-insurance.com.au/
Australian health insurance guide
offering tips and advice on finding the right policy. |
Senior
Health Insurance Counseling - http://www.seniorhealthinscounsel.com/
Information on Medicare and related
programs including Medigap, HMOs, Medicaid, and long
term care. |
Health
Insurance Guide - http://www.healthinsuranceadvice.org/
Information on the kinds of health
insurance, benefits, and how to choose the right plan. |
HIV
and Insurance: Some Questions and Answers - http://www.thebody.com/scherzer/hivins98.html
Some Questions and Answers, by Mark
Scherzer, Esq., at The Body, an AIDS and HIV information
resource. |
CMS:
HIPAA Online - http://cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/online/
Clear explanations of HIPAA's consumer
protections, along with examples of how the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act applies to
particular situations. |
My
Health Choices - http://www.myhealthchoices.com/
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. |
AHRQ:
Children's Health 1996 - http://www.ahrq.gov/research/chrtbk1/chrtbk1a.htm
Study by the US Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality. It offers statistics, conclusions,
and looking ahead at children's healthcare. |
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