Health

About Disability Insurance
Offers articles and defines terms used within various disability policies.
http://www.about-disability-insurance.com/

AHRQ - Choosing and Using a Health Plan
Information on the kinds of health insurance, benefits, and how to choose the right plan.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/hlthpln1.htm

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.
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranc.htm

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.
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/chrtbk1/chrtbk1a.htm

Better Homes & Gardens: Health Insurance
Offers several articles about health insurance from a family perspective.
http://www.bhg.com/home/Health-Insurance.html

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.
http://cms.hhs.gov/

COBRAcompare.com
Describes COBRA benefits, with health insurance information and a glossary of terms. Sponsored by WellPoint, Inc.
http://www.cobracompare.com/

Cobrahealth.com
A compendium of articles on COBRA coverage, with a message board.
http://www.cobrahealth.com/

Consumer Driven Healthcare
Describing defined contribution health plans.
http://www.consumerdrivenhealthcare.us/

EHealthHelp
Guide to how medicare and health insurance plans work, with claim and enrollment tips.
http://www.ehealthhelp.com

Families USA
Nonprofit advocacy organization offers resources on finding, choosing, and using health coverage.
http://www.familiesusa.org/

Health Insurance - Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article including topics such as history, privately and publicly funding schemes, and specific sections on the USA and Canada.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance

Health Insurance In-Depth
Describing policy types, coverage, and regulation of personal and group plans.
http://www.healthinsuranceindepth.com/

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.
http://www.healthinsurance.org/

Health Insurance Resource Center
Provides information on types of health insurance plans and state health insurance laws and regulations.
http://www.usinsuranceonline.com/healthinsurance/index.php

Health Plans & Benefits
The US Department of Labor portal for health plans and benefits. Includes fact sheets, regulations, and ERISA information.
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/

Health Symphony
Brief articles and links relating to health insurance.
http://www.healthsymphony.com/

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.
http://www.healthcarecoach.com/

healthinsuranceinfo.net
A consumer guide for obtaining and keeping health insurance, from the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, providing information for each state and the District of Columbia. Site also includes a newsletter and consumer alerts concerning troubled health insurers.
http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/

HIV and Insurance: Some Questions and Answers
Some Questions and Answers, by Mark Scherzer, Esq., at The Body, an AIDS and HIV information resource.
http://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.
http://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.
http://www.usaring.com/health/health/health.htm

Medicare: The Official U.S. Government Site
Information on Medicare, including comparisons of medicare and medigap plans.
http://www.medicare.gov/

MedlinePlus
Provided by the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health to answer consumer health questions and provide access to medical journal and news articles.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthinsurance.html

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.
http://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, USA, Office for the Aging.
http://hiicap.state.ny.us/

Revolution Health : Insurance
Provides insurance tools for comparing and finding new insurance or getting the most out of the insurance you already have.
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/insurance/

Senior Health Insurance Counseling
Information on Medicare and related programs including Medigap, HMOs, Medicaid, and long term care.
http://www.seniorhealthinscounsel.com/

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.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html

Women and Job Based Health Benefits
Claims, workers rights, and health benefits as they relate to women. From the US Department of Labor.
http://www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-women.htm