Medical Insurance List

1 Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer

Consumer health issues include question to ask you doctor before surgery, health insurance profiles, plus prescription medicine details.

2 Checkup on Health Insurance Choices

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

From the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Department . of Health and Human Services, Consumer choices in health insurance, types of insurance, and information to help find out how to choose a health insurance plan this site includes definitions of health insurance terms used in a section called Understanding Health Insurance Terms.

3 Health Care Financing Admin.

http://cms.hhs.gov/

Center for Medicare and Medicaid services, a place to find plans and providers, research, statistics, and child healthcare information.

4 Consumer Information on Health Plans

http://www.dol.gov/dol/pwba/public/health.htm

Fact sheets, regulations and ERISA information.

5 Insure Kids Now

http://www.insurekidsnow.gov

Guide to childrens health insurance includes school-based plans and state funded programs from every state in the nation, which each has its own health insurance program for infants, children and teens.

6 Childrens Health Insurance Program

http://www.hcfa.gov/init/children.htm

Find plans and providers, local contacts, FAQs, and current statistics on child healthcare from the Health Care Financing Administration.

7 A Consumers Insurance Glossary

http://www.insurance.wa.gov/glossary.htm

Companies can get information about filing procedures and forms, agents can get licensing information from Washington State, but insurance terms are applicable to the national insurance industry.

8 Census Bureau Health Insurance Statistics

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

US Census Bureau data chronicles health insurance statistics by state and socioeconomic characteristics with population surveys about children, poverty and the uninsured.

9 Health Insurance Resource Center

http://www.healthinsurance.org/

Contains a definition of health insurance terms, on-line information request form, tips on buying health insurance, and common QandAs.

10 Health Insurance Association of America

http://www.hiaa.org/

Trade association representing the private heath-care system describes its goals and advocacy programs and needs of Americas health insurers.