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    A Consumer Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance (50 States and District of Columbia)  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    With a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy has written A CONSUMER GUIDE FOR GETTING AND KEEPING HEALTH INSURANCE for ... Details >
    Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
    Insure Kids Now Initiative
    Also available in: Spanish
    A federal program designed to promote enrollment in State Child Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), the initiative highlights a new TOLL-FREE phone number (1-877-KIDS NOW) for parents to get State-speci... Details >
    Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Medicaid Consumer Information
    This web site links the consumer to selected information on the Medicaid program and policy. Includes information on welfare reform and provides both State and Federal contact resources.... Details >
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    Medicare Eligibility Tool
    This section of the Medicare site is designed to provide you with information about your Medicare eligibility and enrollment. You will be asked to answer a series of questions.... Details >
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    Medicare Personal Plan Finder
    Also available in: Spanish
    Welcome to our Medicare Personal Plan Finder tool. This tool will provide you with a list of Medicare health plan choices in the geographic area you specify, along with benefit descriptions and other ... Details >
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA: Medical Privacy
    This page chronicles the development and implementation of the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information applicable to entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability ... Details >
    Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    About Part D  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    The Medicare prescription drug benefit is insurance that will provide those enrolled in Medicare (either in Medicare Part A or Part B) with savings on a wide array of brand and generic prescription dr... Details >
    Coalition to Advance Prescription Drug Education
    America’s Health Insurance Plans: Consumer Guides  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Most Americans know about the kind of health insurance that pays doctor and hospital bills. However, there are many more choices. America’s Health Insurance Plans offers a series of guides on various ... Details >
    America’s Health Insurance Plans
    California State Healthy Families Program
    Healthy Families program is cosponsored by the state of California and federal funds. The program provides health coverage for children with family incomes above the level eligible for no cost Medi-Ca... Details >
    California Department of Public Health
    Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided By Your Employer Be Cut?
    This document presents important information about employer-provided retiree health benefits that retirees should know. The bulletin was produced by the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Di... Details >
    Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
    Organizations
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    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Social Security Administration
    U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
    AARPExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    America’s Health Insurance PlansExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Coalition to Advance Prescription Drug EducationExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Medicare Rights CenterExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    National Association of Health UnderwritersExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    National Association of Insurance CommissionersExternal Links Disclaimer Logo

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