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Paying for Health Care

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Even if you don't have any ongoing health problems, taking care of your physical health is important. Keeping active and making healthy food choices can help, but you also need to see your doctor for regular check ups. This means you'll need to pay for it. Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance are all options. There are also programs that help people who can't get or pay for health insurance. Read on to learn more about paying for health care.

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Publications

Fact Sheet — Health Insurance and Women — This publication explains what health insurance is and how it affects women. It gives information on health care options, what to do if you're uninsured, what to do if you don't qualify for government benefits, and what you can do to protect your health insurance benefits.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/health-insurance-women.cfm

Questions and Answers About Health Insurance: A Consumer Guide — This guide describes different kinds of health insurance plans and answers common questions. There is a glossary of health insurance terms as well as a list of resources for more information.

http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranceqa/

http://www.bcm.edu/crowd/?pmid=1433

Questions and Answers About Health Insurance (Copyright © AHIP) — This guide briefly describes the different kinds of health insurance plans available today. These include network-based plans, nonnetwork based coverage, and consumer-directed health plans. Also, you will find answers to many common questions you may have about health insurance. Resources are provided at the end of the booklet to help you find additional, more detailed information.

http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=41|329|20888

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Content last updated March 5, 2009.