Resources

• A Message About Medicare from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Access America for Seniors (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• America’s Children: Health Insurance and Access to Care (Health Resources Services Administration Information Center)
• ¡Asegure Los Niños Ahora! (Health Resources Services Administration, HHS)
• Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided by Your Employer Be Cut? (Dept. of Labor)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Checkup on Health Insurance Choices (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
• Children's Mental Health — Insurance and Payment Issues (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Choosing and Using a Health Plan (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Data Provide Details on Characteristics of Health Insurance of U.S. Workers (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Dept. of Labor
• Do You Need Help to Pay for Health Care Costs (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
• Early Release of Health Insurance Coverage Estimates: New Data from Quarter 3 of the 2001 National Health Interview Survey (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Elección y Uso de un Plan de Salud (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
• Evaluating Access to Emergency Care through Your Health Plan: A Checklist for Consumers (American College of Emergency Physicians)
• FASTATS: Health Insurance Coverage (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Financial Assistance for Cancer Care
• Financing a Transplant (United Network for Organ Sharing)
• Frequently Asked Questions - Health Insurance (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• General Facts on Women and Job-Based Health (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Guide to Disability Income Insurance (Health Insurance Association of America)
• Guide to Health Insurance (Health Insurance Association of America)
• Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance (Health Insurance Association of America)
• Guide to Managed Care (Health Insurance Association of America)
• Health Care Quality (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
• Health Insurance (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Health Insurance (Medline Plus)
• Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among African Americans (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among American Indians and Alaska Natives (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Latinos (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2002 (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File
• Health Insurance Coverage of Infertility Treatment (Resolve)
• Health Insurance Coverage of Persons With HIV-Related Illness: Data From the ACUS Screener. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Insurance Reform (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): Terms We Use (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
• Health Insurance: Understanding What It Covers (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• HealthCareCoach.com (National Health Law Program)
• HHS Issues New Report Showing More American Children Received Health Insurance in Early 2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)
• HIPAA Insurance Reform: What Is HIPAA? (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• How Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Coverage Works (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• How to File a Claim for Your Benefits (Dept. of Labor)
• How Your Bills Get Paid (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Insurance (Dental Benefits) (American Dental Association)
• Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment: Study Your Plan to Reverse Claim Denials (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
• Insurance Coverage: A Patient's Guide (American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS))
• Insurance, Legal Issues and Advance Directives (American Heart Association)
• Insure Kids Now (Health Resources Services Administration, HHS)
• Insure Kids Now: Find Your State (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - links to state programs for free or low cost health insurance for children.
• Insure Kids Now: Questions and Answers (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Life Changes Require Health Choices: Know Your Benefit Options (Dept. of Labor)
• Life Events Impact Health Benefit Needs (Dept. of Labor)
• Low Income Uninsured Children by State [1999-2001] (Bureau of the Census)
• Mastering the Maze: Taking Control of Your Health Care (College of American Pathologists)
• Medicaid (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicare (Social Security Administration Office of Public Inquiries)
• Medicare - What is Medicare? (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
• Medicare and You (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
• Medicare and You 2004 (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File - Large file (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicare Basics / Things You need To Know (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Medicare Basics - Enrolling in Medicare -How Do I Sign up for Medicare Part A & B? (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicare Basics - How and When Should I Enroll? (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Medicare Basics - Overview (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicare Basics - What Can Doctors Charge Me? Accepting Assignment (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Medicare Basics - What Does Medicare Part A Cover? (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Medicare Basics - What Isn't Covered by Medicare (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Medicare Basics - Who is Eligible for Medicare (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicare Basics - Your Medicare Card (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Links to PDF File - Large file (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
• Medicare Hospice Benefits (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicare Supplemental Insurance Policies (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
• Medicare y el Tratamiento Para la Insuficiencia renal crónica (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
• Medicare y Usted: 2004 (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medigap Policy Basics (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Mental Health Parity Act (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Mental Health Parity Act (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Nearly 1 Out of 3 Non-Elderly Americans Were Uninsured for All or Part of 2001-2002 (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
• Newborns' and Mothers Health Protection Act (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Number and Percent of Persons Without Health Insurance Coverage, By Age Group: United States, 1997 - 2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Opinions about Doctors Deceiving Insurance Companies to Obtain Health Services for Their Patients (American College of Physicians)
• Original Medicare: Doctor, Home Health, and Preventive Care (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Pension and Health Care Coverage: Questions and Answers for Dislocated Workers (Dept. of Labor)
• Percent of Persons Who Failed to Obtain Needed Medical Care during the Past 12 Months Due to Financial Barriers: United States, 1997-2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Prescriptions and Insurance Plans (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Questions and Answers: Recent Changes in Health Care Law (Employee Benefits Security Administration)
• Significant Increases in Drug Co-Payments May Reduce Patients' Use of Needed Medications (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): State Plan Map (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• State Children's Health Insurance ProgramFact Sheets (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• State Insurance Departments (Health Insurance Association of America)
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Trends in Health Insurance Coverage by Poverty Status among Persons under 65 Years of Age: United States, 1997-2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Trends in Health Insurance Coverage by Race/Ethnicity among Persons under 65 Years of Age: United States, 1997-2001 (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Uninsured: Access to Medical Care (American College of Emergency Physicians)
• Who Is Entitled to Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Benefits? (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Women's Health Insurance Coverage (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - Links to PDF File
• Your Passport to Managed Care: A Tool for Making Managed Care Work for You (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
• Your Rights After a Mastectomy (Federal Citizen Information Center, GSA)