| We hope this
website will provide useful information about the positive
effects that market-based solutions can have in reducing the
number of uninsured Americans. CAHC also looks to educate
consumers on the types of quality insurance policies that
individuals, families, and small businesses can buy, and how
consumers can save money for health expenses through Health
Savings Accounts (HSAs).
If you or someone you know needs more information
on purchasing health insurance, please visit the following
sites:
Health Savings Accounts
HSAs can really help make health insurance more affordable
and give you a valuable savings tool for health care expenditures.
If you would like help in learning about HSAs and making a
purchase, there are three sites that bring together a variety
of information.
http://www.hsafinder.com
https://www.ehealthinsurance.com
The Health Care Coverage Options
Database
A CAHC member, the National Association of Health Underwriters
operates the Health Care Coverage Options Database. It is
an on-line tool to help you find out about every insurance
option in your state. The Database contains information about
private health insurance coverage and even helps you learn
whether or not you qualify for the many public and private
programs available.
http://www.nahu.org/consumer/healthcare
eHealthInsurance.com: Get Quick
Quotes from Insurance Carriers in Your State
A very good comparison shopping tool for individuals and small
businesses seeking health insurance is provided by CAHC member
eHealthInsurance. Why call lots of companies and fill out
forms for every carrier when –with a few key strokes
– you can receive premium estimates from most of the
major carriers operating in your state.
http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/index.html
Assurant Health for Individual,
Small Group, Short Term and Student Health Insurance
Assurant is a leader in providing innovative health insurance
plans. It was the first company in the country to offer
Health Savings Accounts.
http://www.assuranthealth.com/
Aetna for Policies Covering Health
Care, Dental, Pharmacy, Group Life, Disability and Long-term
Care
Aetna is a comprehensive carrier offering individual, family, and employer policies provided by CAHC
member Aetna http://www.aetna.com/members/individual.html
HealthEquity
HealthEquity is a Health Savings Account (HSA) administrator that offers a set of services focused on making HSAs easy to use: Consumer Coaching and Advocacy; Integrated Banking and Insurance; and Medical and Pharmacy Decision Support Tools. http://www.healthequity.com
UnitedHealth Group
A large carrier offering policies in all 50 states (and internationally)
and regularly ranked by Fortune magazine as the first or second
most admired company in the health care industry. Offers individual,
family, small group and employer policies.
http://www.uhc.com/
Risk Pools
If you are uninsured and have significant health problems
that make health insurance too expensive or impossible to
obtain, check out whether or not your state has a high-risk
pool to help you get coverage. Both of the following sites
can be very helpful.
http://www.nahu.org/consumer/HRPGuide.htm
Help with Affording Prescription Drugs
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance is a private-sector effort to help patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private assistance program that is right for them.
Toll Free Number: 1-888-477-2669
http://www.pparx.org
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