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America's Health Insurance
Plans (AHIP)
Welcome to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the voice of America's
health insurers. AHIP is the national association representing nearly 1,300
member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million
Americans. Their member companies offer medical expense insurance, long-term
care insurance, disability income insurance, dental insurance, supplemental
insurance, stop-loss insurance and reinsurance to consumers, employers, and
public purchasers. Their
goal is to provide a unified voice for the health care financing industry, to
expand access to high quality, cost effective health care to all Americans, and
to ensure Americans’ financial security through robust insurance markets,
product flexibility and innovation, and an abundance of consumer choice.
AM Best
A worldwide
insurance-rating and information agency with more than 100 years of
history.
The company was founded in 1899 by
Alfred M.
Best.
Offices are located in the
United States, the
United
Kingdom and
Hong Kong.
The Association of Health
Insurance Advisors (AHIA)
The Association of Health
Insurance Advisors (AHIA) mission is to provide leadership in sustaining
and improving the business environment for the marketing of a broad range
of health related products and services. AHIA takes a lead advocacy role
on issues, which impact members involved in the sale of group and
individual health related products including major medical, disability,
long-term care, critical illness and Medicare supplement insurance.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
| THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government's principal
agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential
human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. |
Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging
As the designated Area Agency on Aging for the
sixteen counties comprising North Central Florida, the Mid-Florida Area
Agency on Aging, in partnership with the Florida Department of Elder
Affairs, is responsible for the administration of an array of programs
designed to benefit elders residing in its planning and service area. A
descriptive overview by program name is provided in this section for each of
the major programs administered by the MFAAA.
Medicare.gov
The Official U.S. site for People with Medicare.
State Health Insurance
Counseling and Assistance Programs (SHIPS)
provides links to SHIP counselors that can answer your questions and help you
understand your health care choices, choose a Medicare plan and/or additional
health insurance to meet your needs as well as to help you understand your
rights and protections.
www.consumer.gov
This
site has federal consumer information, including health and health care quality
information.
Department of Health and
Human Services
This is the official site of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). The mission of HHS is to protect health and
give a special helping hand to those who need assistance. HHS provides support
and protection to older Americans, and to the Nation's infants and children. The
Department also provides aid to people with disabilities, as well as assistance
and new opportunity for those in need.
Department of Health and
Human Services Office of Disability
www.hhs.gov/od/index.html
The
Office on Disability (created by the Department of Health and Human Services)
oversees the implementation and coordination of disability programs, policies
and special initiatives for 54 million persons with disabilities.
Healthfinder
This site has reliable health information from many sources to help people stay
healthy, understand diagnoses, explore treatment options, and find support.
Insure Kids Now
Do your grandchildren need health
insurance? The State Child Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) is the largest
single expansion of health insurance coverage for children in more than 30
years. Today, nearly 11 million American children -- one in seven are uninsured.
S-CHIP enables States to insure children from working families with incomes too
high to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to afford private coverage. Help
get your grandchildren the health coverage they need to grow up healthy and
strong.
NIH SeniorHealth
www.nihseniorhealth.gov
The NIH SeniorHealth website
containing information for older adults was developed by the National Institute
on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National
Institutes of Health. This website contains a wide range of information on many
health topics including: Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Balance Problems,
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Diabetes, Exercise for Older Adults, Hearing
Loss, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Taking Medicines, and many more.
Social Security
Administration
This site has information about
ordering a replacement Medicare card, changing your address or phone number, and
applying for Social Security Retirement Benefits.
Office of Personnel Management (Federal Retirees)
This
web site provides information for federal retirees and surviving spouses of
federal employees that need to to keep their health coverage.
Tricare for Life
TRICARE for Life (TFL) is expanded medical coverage for Medicare-eligible
uniformed service retirees age 65 or older, their eligible family members and
survivors, and certain former spouses.
Department of Veterans
Affairs
The Department of Veteran Affairs
website has information on VA programs, veterans' benefits, VA facilities
worldwide, and VA medical automation software.
Firstgov
- This site provides one resource for
all U.S. Federal Government resources on the internet.
Health Savings Account Center
- a Source of Information for consumers
looking for:
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More Affordable Health
Insurance
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Greater Control over Health
Insurance Expenses
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Triple Tax Advantages
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Retirement Healthcare Savings
Florida KidCare (SCHIP) - Florida KidCare offers affordable, low-cost health
insurance for the uninsured children of Florida. No interview required, just
fill out and mail the easy, one-page application and we will tell you if your
child is eligible...
Florida Medicaid - Florida Medicaid is the state and Federal partnership
that provides health coverage for selected categories of people in Florida with
low incomes. Its purpose is to improve the health of people who might...
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