Insurance Resources

GENERAL INSURANCE INFORMATION

Consumer Health Insurance Guide (Kaiser Family Foundation)  - a guide to handling disputes with your employer or private health plan.  Use this guide to understand your coverage and learn how to make an effective appeal.

Health Insurance In-Depth – defines some basic health plan terminology, explains deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments and describes the legal protections associated with major medical insurance.

Health Insurance Info (The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute) – provides a consumer guide for getting and keeping health insurance for each state and the district of Columbia – fifty-one in all.  These Consumer Guides are available at this website and will be updated periodically as changes in federal and state policy warrant.

Q&A About Health Insurance (USHHS) – helps you choose a plan that is right for you.  Definitions of health insurance terms are also given in order to help you with your task.