Health Insurance
Understanding Health Insurance
- A Consumer's Guide to Health Insurance (NC Department of Insurance)
- COBRA Health Insurance After Job Loss (Internal Revenue Service)
- COBRA Health Insurance Fact Sheet (U.S. Department of Labor)
- COBRA under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Consumer Information on Health Plans (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Glossary of Terms (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- Glossary of Terms (NC Institute of Medicine)
- Health Insurance Related Publications (NC Department of Insurance)
- Managed Care in NC-HEDIS Report (NC Department of Insurance)
- Questions and Answers for Dislocated Workers (U.S. Department of Labor)
Medicare & Medicaid
- Medicare (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) (NC Department of Insurance)
- Who is Eligible: Medicare Part D (NC Division of Medical Assistance)
- Who is Eligible for Medicaid? (NC Division of Medical Assistance)
Free or Discounted Services
- Care to Act NC (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
- NC Cancer Assistance Unit
Provides financial assistance for treatment of low-income, uninsured patients with cancer in North Carolina. - nchealthcarehelp.org
Find free and reduced cost healthcare services for North Carolinians. - Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Find free or discounted prescription drug programs.
Other Insurance Types
- Co-Pay Relief (Patient Advocate Foundation)
- Continuation of Coverage (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- Disability Income Insurance (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- Group Health Insurance (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- Health Savings Accounts (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- High-Risk Pools (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- Individual Health Insurance (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- Long-Term Care (National Association of Health Underwriters)
- NC Health Choice for Children (NC Division of Medical Assistance)
- NC Health Insurance Risk Pool (Inclusive Health)
- See also TRICARE the health care program for members of the military.
Resources compiled by Pat Thibodeau and Rick Peterson, Duke University Medical Center Library, Duke University.