Web Pages
- 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.
- CMS: 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.
- COBRA Health Plan Advice -
Compares COBRA and private health insurance. Other topics include employee notification, when to elect, and government investigator contacts. Offers an active discussion forum.
- COBRAcompare.com -
Describes the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA, USA) and offers an extensive FAQ and health insurance glossary. Site sponsored by WellPoint.
- Health Insurance Consumer Guides -
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.
- Health Insurance In-Depth -
A guide to medical insurance, with advice on policy types, additional coverage, and state-by-state regulations of personal and group health insurance.
- 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 Symphony -
Provides consumers, employers, and physicians with health insurance articles and other resources.
- 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 -
Discussion of alternative types of defined contribution health benefit accounts and options.
- 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.
- 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.
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