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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 >
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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
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Millions of people who lose their group coverage due to a job change, divorce, job loss or other reason are able to keep their group coverage temporarily. There are several types of continuation cover... Details >
The majority of Americans have group health insurance through their employer or the employer of a family member. Many people don't realize that health insurance is issued differently for different typ... Details >
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are an innovative way of paying for medical care in this country. HSAs are sold in conjunction with a qualified high-deductible health insurance plan and are available f... Details >
For many people with serious pre-existing medical conditions, the prospect of finding individual insurance coverage outside of an employer group can be very daunting. However, most states have high-ri... Details >
Approximately five percent of Americans do not get their health insurance coverage through an employer or through a government program, but instead purchase private individual coverage. Individual cov... Details >
Long-term care is the health industry term for care and related expenses associated with an extended illness or injury. Ninety-five percent of long-term care in the United States is custodial in natur... Details >
Links to general information, policies, laws and regulation related to employee health plans. Includes fact sheets describing types of benefits, plans, and workers' rights, as well as links to resourc... Details >
Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
The Census Bureau broadly classifies health insurance coverage as either Private (non-government) coverage or Government-sponsored coverage. This page provides types of health insurance coverage and o... Details >
This page welcomes to Denali KidCare, a State of Alaska program designed to ensure that children and teens of both working and non-working families can have the health insurance they need. Denali KidC... Details >
This section provides an educational presentation about the part D prescription drug plan.... Details >
Individual disability income insurance is designed to replace income when illness or injury stands in the way of earning a living. This booklet explains the various sources of disability income, what ... Details >
This booklet discusses the basic forms of health coverage and includes a checklist to help people compare plans. It answers some commonly asked questions and also includes thumbnail descriptions of ot... Details >
Twenty-five years ago, most people in the United States had indemnity insurance coverage but today, more than half of all Americans who have health insurance are enrolled in some kind of managed care ... Details >
These guides outline health insurance coverage that may be available to uninsured individuals in their state. The guides are available in Portable Document Format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.... Details >
This page presents links to companies that provide health insurance coverage. The America’s Health Insurance Plans does not endorse particular products; it makes these links available as an informatio... Details >
Many Americans need to obtain health care services but may have trouble paying for them. This section provides comprehensive information about all of the major federal and state programs to provide co... Details >
The majority of Americans have group health insurance coverage through either their employer, or the employer of a family member. This section is designed for consumers who need more information about... Details >
This section provides consumers with a quick reference list of important health coverage assistance contacts.... Details >
Many Americans who do not have access to group health insurance coverage, like self-employed people, early retirees, students and people whose employers do not offer health benefits, choose to purchas... Details >
HealthDecisions.org offers visitors easy and convenient access to a variety of insurance products designed to help visitors manage their healthcare coverage decisions. Sponsored by America's Health In... Details >
This site provides consumer guides for getting and keeping health insurance for each state and the District of Columbia - fifty-one in all. The guides are updated periodically as changes in federal an... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
This page provides information for patients with kidney disease, on how patients can get help with assistance programs, health insurnace program etc. ... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
Links to States' official Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) websites. Each website provides information specific to that State's health insurance program.... Details >
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Information about the managed health care system and the specific types of healthcare plans operating under this umbrella.... Details >
States can extend Medicaid coverage to certain disabled people who work. Under Section 4733 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, States have the option to provide Medicaid to working people with disab... Details >
This fact sheet, provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage program, describes program changes made by the new drug law in plan participation and beneficiary enrollment, presents data on benefits ... Details >
Health insurance plans are advancing and supporting strategies that promote a safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable health care system. These initiatives focus on impleme... Details >
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 was signed into law on December 8, 2003. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has compiled some resources to reflect the lat... Details >
The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) administers several important health benefit laws covering employer-based health plans. They govern your basic rights to info... Details >
Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
This database contains comprehensive descriptions of public and private health care coverage options offered by every state and by the federal government. Written in consumer-friendly terms with compl... Details >
This guide was developed to help you make the best health care decisions for choosing health plans, doctors, treatments, hospitals and long-term care. Following this guide will improve your chances f... Details >