Health Insurance Information
[Your state insurance regulatory authority may also be a source of additional health insurance information. A listing of websites for such health insurance information can be found at regulated health insurance. Of course, there is now a huge amount of health insurance information of varying quality on the internet. There is now much more available than the following short list of additional sources of health insurance information. - ed.]
Sources of Additional Information
Many organizations have information that can help you understand your health care choices. Some helpful materials and contacts are listed.
General Information
"Checkup on Health Insurance Choices"
"Questions To Ask Your Doctor Before You Have Surgery"
AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 8547
Silver Spring, MD 20907
800-358-9295
E-mail: ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov
"The Consumers Guide to Health Insurance"
Health Insurance Association of America
555 13th St. N.W., 600 East
Washington, DC 20004-1109
(202) 824-1600
"Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare"
"Your Medicare Handbook"
"Managed Care Plans"
Health Care Financing Administration
7500 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
800-638-6833
"Putting Patients First"
National Health Council
1730 M St., NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-4505
(202) 785-3910
"Managed Care: An AARP Guide"
American Association of Retired Persons
611 E St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2277
"Choosing Quality: Finding the Health Plan That's Right for You"
National Committee for Quality Assurance
2000 L St., N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
800-839-6487
"Consumers Guide to Health Plans"
Consumers' Checkbook
Center for the Study of Services
733 15th St., N.W., Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-7283
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[For someone shopping for new coverage, the most accessible source of health insurance information is likely to be an insurance agent/broker/producer who specializes in health insurance. A lot of health insurance information can be out of date or too general to be helpful for your particular situation in your part of the country. The most practical health insurance information is likley to be that which helps you accurately compare what is the best for you, where you are located, at the time you are shopping. - ed.]