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  • Census Reports Rise in Uninsured Americans
  • Health Insurance Costs Soar in N.Y.
  • Health Insurance Premiums Outpace Workers' Wages


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    A Consumer Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance (50 States and District of Columbia)
    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 >
    Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
    Insure Kids Now Initiative
    Also available in: Spanish
    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
    Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA: Medical Privacy
    This page chronicles the development and implementation of the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information applicable to entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability ... Details >
    Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    What is Medicare?
    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administer Medicare, the Nation's largest health insurance program, which covers 37 million Americans. Medicare provides health insurance to people age 6... Details >
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    California State Healthy Families Program
    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 >
    California Department of Health Services
    Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided By Your Employer Be Cut?
    This document presents important information about employer-provided retiree health benefits that retirees should know. The bulletin was produced by the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Di... Details >
    Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
    Choosing and Using a Health Plan
    Also available in: Spanish
    If you are shopping for health care insurance, this booklet will help you to understand the plans that are available and to choose the plan that is right for you and your family.... Details >
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS®): Fact Sheet
    This fact sheet describes CAHPS® -- an easy-to-use kit of survey and report tools that provides reliable and valid information to help consumers and purchasers assess and choose among health plans -- ... Details >
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Consumer Information on Health Plans
    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 >
    Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
    CoveringTheUninsured.org
    Covering the Uninsured is a partnership of 12 major national organizations and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This diverse group of national organizations has joined forces to publicize the exten... Details >
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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    America’s Health Insurance Plans
    American Association of Retired Persons
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Medicare Rights Center
    National Association of Health Underwriters
    National Association of Insurance Commissioners
    National Committee for Quality Assurance
    National Partnership for Women & Families
    Office of Managed Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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