Health Action 2008 Tool Kit: Private Insurance

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• General

• Employer Coverage

General

Private Health Insurance 101 (Kaiser.edu)

The Illusion of Coverage: How Health Insurance Fails People when They Get Sick (The Access Project)

Premiums versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Workers (Families USA)

Internal Documents Show Insurers Won’t Sell Health Policies to Cops, Firefighters, Expectant Dads, Allergy & Acne Sufferers, etc. (The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights)

High-Risk Health Insurance Pools (Families USA)

Understanding How Health Insurance Premiums Are Regulated (Families USA)

Comprehensive Health Insurance High-Risk Individuals: Waiting Period for Pre-Existing Condition (National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans)

healthInsuranceinfo.net (Georgetown University Health Policy Institute)

State Guides to Finding Health Insurance (Families USA)

Your Guide to HIPAA Protections (Families USA)

Six Reasons to Be Wary of High-Deductible HSA Plans (Families USA)

 

Employer Coverage

Employer Health Benefits (Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust)

Access to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance among Lower-Income Families: Who Has Access and Who Doesn’t?  (The Urban Institute)

Time Line for Continuing Health Coverage under COBRA (Employee Benefit Research Institute)

Increasing Health Insurance Coverage of Workers in Small Firms: Challenges and Strategies (The Urban Institute)