Health Insurance

American Cancer Society – Understanding Health Insurance: Check out the financial and legal information on private and government insurance plans and sources of financial aid for cancer patients.

Cancer Insurance Checklist: The Checklist compares health insurance plans to help you choose the best plan in your state if you have cancer, a history of cancer, or are at risk. The website also offers a comprehensive glossary of insurance and health care terminology.

Healthcare.gov: Official site of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Health Insurance Marketplace, which is a service that helps people shop for and enroll in affordable plans. The federal government runs the Marketplace for most states (including Louisiana), though some run their own. You can compare  Louisiana plans here: https://www.myplan.healthy.la.gov/choose/compare-plans 

HealthInsurance.org: This website offers consumer information on health and medical coverage and provides health insurance quotes. It also features state insurance guides and a health insurance glossary.

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance: This site can help explain the role of health insurance, search rates, explain and help with Medicare and more.

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) Program / United States Census Bureau: The only source of data for single-year estimates of health insurance coverage status for all counties in the United States, by selected economic and demographic characteristics.