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Health Insurance Information

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Provides information on health insurance, Medicare basics, managed care, long-term care insurance (including a guide on when and whether to buy a policy)

American Health Care Association - Long Term Care
Information on how to plan, prepare and pay for long-term care

California Dental Association - Selecting and Using Dental Benefits
Provides information about dental insurance and explains the difference between indemnity plans, capitation plans and direct reimbursement plans

Choosing and Using a Health Plan
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created this booklet about choosing and using a health plan

Dental Insurance
The American Dental Association site provides an A-Z index of oral health topics including dental benefits/insurance

Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
Discusses all aspects of long-term care insurance

Guides for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance
This guide was sponsored by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute and is organized by individual state

Healthfinder - Health Plan
Click on "health insurance" for guides and links

Insurance Company Ratings
Provides a comprehensive array of comparative insurance quotes, articles, and other decision-making tools

Medicaid Consumer Information
Provides thorough information about Medicaid and Medicare by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid

Medicare
This official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare provides comprehensive information in English, Spanish, and Chinese

Medicare Rights Center
Provides free counseling to people with Medicare questions or problems

State Children's Health Insurance Program
Information about the children's health insurance program

Revised: 7/29/04