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- Ask Mr. Health Insurance - Resource guide to various aspects of health insurance sponsored by ehealthinsurance.com.
www.askmrhealthinsurance.com
- Checkup on Health Insurance Choices - Consumer choices in health insurance, types of insurance, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Dept. of Health and Human Services, U.S.A.
www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/insuranc.htm
- COBRAhealth.com - Forum for former employees to post questions. Compare COBRA and private health insurance, employee notification, when to elect, if you qualify, and government investigator contacts.
COBRAhealth.com
- Consumer Information on Health Plans - Consumer Information on Health Plans. Fact sheets, regulations and ERISA information.
www.dol.gov/dol/pwba/public/health.htm
- Disability Information from About.com - Learn disability insurance basics, and read the latest news articles.
personalinsure.about.com/cs/disability/index.htm?once=true&
- Disability Insurance Forums - Open forums for the discussion of long term disability insurance between the general public and insurance agents.
www.disabilityinsuranceforums.com
- EHealthHelp; Consumer Medical Plan Info - How medicare and HMO plans work. Claim and enrollment tips. Health plan basics.
www.ehealthhelp.com
- Fast Health Insurance Quote - Health insurance guide offers tips and advice on finding the right policy, HMOs and long-term care.
www.fast-health-insurance-quote.com
- Fathom - How to Get the Most Out of Your Managed Care Plan - Free online seminar created by AARP and Fathom provides a basic understanding of managed care plans.
www.fathom.com/course/28701923
- Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) - U.S. government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
www.hcfa.gov
- Health Care Study; Access for Children - Statistics, conclusions and looking ahead at chldrens healthcare.
www.ahcpr.gov/research/chrtbk1/chrtbk1b.htm
- Health Insurance Consumer Guides - Summaries of health protection in each state.
www.healthinsuranceinfo.net
- Health Insurance Guide - Information on the kinds of health insurance, benefits, and how to choose the right plan.
www.healthinsuranceadvice.org
- 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, risk pool information and more.
www.healthinsurance.org
- Health insurance.com.au - Health insurance guide offering tips and advice on finding the right policy.
www.health-insurance.com.au
- HIPAA Insurance Reform -- Consumer Information - How Health Insurance Portability and Accountabilty Act (HIPAA) can help consumers keep insured when switching jobs or facing other "life events."
www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/hipaa/content/cons.asp
- HIV and Insurance: Some Questions and Answers - Some Questions and Answers, by Mark Scherzer, Esq., at The Body, an AIDS and HIV information resource.
www.thebody.com/scherzer/hivins98.html
- How I Fought My HMO and Won Without a Lawyer - 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.
members.aol.com/jasonwolff/hmomain.htm
- How to Choose Health Care Coverage - Brief explanations of different kinds of health insurance, produced by the Hope Heart Institute.
www.ring.com/health/health/health.htm
- How to Pick a Health Plan - ABCs from the Detroit Free Press.
www.freep.com/news/health/howplan/index.htm
- How to Read a Disability Income Policy - Offers consumers explanations behind the definitions within various disability insurance policies.
www.about-disability-insurance.com
- Medical Insurance Information for Senior Citizens - Covers Medicar, medigap, long-term care, HMOs, and has a seniors' forum.
seniors-site.com/medinsur/index.html
- Medicare: The Official U.S. Government Site - Information on Medicare, including comparisons of medicare and medigap plans.
www.medicare.gov
- MediChoice.com - Discussion of alternative types of defined contribution health benefit accounts and options.
www.medichoice.com
- MyHealthChoices - Information for consumers to make personal decisions about their health care and insurance coverage.
www.myhealthchoices.com
- New York Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) - 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 State Office for the Aging.
hiicap.state.ny.us
- Studies on Women and Job Based Health Benefits - Claims, workers rights, and HIPAA information.
www.dol.gov/dol/pwba/public/pubs/hlth5.htm#consolid
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