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.
EHealthHelp Guide to how medicare and health insurance plans work, with claim and enrollment tips.
Cobrahealth.com A compendium of articles on COBRA coverage, with a message board.
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.
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.
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.
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.
COBRAcompare.com Describes COBRA benefits, with health insurance information and a glossary of terms. Sponsored by WellPoint, Inc.
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.
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.
Families USA Nonprofit advocacy organization offers resources on finding, choosing, and using health coverage.
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.
Health Insurance - Wikipedia Encyclopedia article including topics such as history, privately and publicly funding schemes, and specific sections on the USA and Canada.
