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Health Care Options Matrix™
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the California Health Care Options Matrix™ This is the only hand-held guide available that outlines your state’s public and private health care choices for individuals and groups in almost every demographic profile, as well as offers a reference list of phone numbers and Web sites. This is an ideal tool for professionals—insurance agents and brokers, health care professionals, business owners, social workers, legislators, teachers, librarians and consumers—who have a basic knowledge of health insurance and need a quick-reference format. |
Los Angeles County Health Care Options Matrix™
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Download the Los Angeles County Health Care Options Matrix™ This Matrix was created in a collaborative effort by the FHCE and the Health Net Foundation in order to help L.A.’s uninsured community identify their health coverage options. It provides a list of public health coverage programs (including contact information, eligibility, benefits, and monthly costs) available to L.A. County residents. Please email fhceinfo@coverageforall.org if you have any questions or if you would like to order printed copies of this L.A. County Matrix. |
Finding Health Care Coverage in California™ Booklet
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the Finding Health Care Coverage in California Booklet Written for consumers, this is a user-friendly, 20-page booklet-version of Health Care Options Matrix (available in English and Spanish). This is an ideal tool for health care providers to give their patients, insurance brokers to their clients, teachers to their students, business owners to their employees, and many others. |
COBRA: Your Ultimate Health Coverage Guide™
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Download COBRA: Your Ultimate Health Coverage Guide This Guide will help you discover and understand your COBRA options and 6 alternative health care options for those who qualify. After reading this guide, you should have a good understanding of which options suit you best. Are you a healthy individual? Think COBRA is too expensive? Compare your COBRA premium to a private alternative now! |
Small Business Health Care Options Primer™
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Download the Small Business Health Care Options Primer This booklet will help you discover and understand health coverage options such as products, eligibility, tax issues, and affordability for you and your small business. |
Medicaid Funding Imbalance Flyer
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This Medicaid Funding Imbalance Flyer shows how California is feeling the squeeze in the Medicaid program. California is ranked last in the funding received for the federal government while New York is ranked first. This is a key tool for legislators, news media, and brokers who are working on the common goal to help lower the ranks of the uninsured. |
Application and Enrollment Database
The Application and Enrollment Database provides state by state applications to sign up for private and public health coverage. Some programs have applications you can print and some have links to Web sites where you can apply or get a quote. For all others, you can use the Health Care Options Matrix™ Guide or Web tool to locate contact information. You may also call the U.S. Uninsured Help Line at 800-234-1317 for assistance.
Public Programs
Select a program below to download an application. In some instances, a Web site is also provided for you to obtain applications and additional resources.
| • | Medicare Online Application |
| • | Veterans Veterans Online Application |
| • | Health Coverage Tax Credit |
Local County Offices
Contact your local county office for additional help when applying to a public program.
Private Plans
Individual and Family, Short-term and Small Group Health Insurance Plans: |
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For a complete list of volunteer brokers in your area who can guide you through the process of finding a private health insurance plan, visit NAHU.org or call our U.S. Uninsured Help Line at 800-234-1317. To research free private insurance quotes online, visit HealthCompare, eHealthInsurance, BenefitsCafe.com, and Strategic Employee Benefit Services. |
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Plans for Individuals Recently Covered by an Employer Health Plan: |
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COBRA or state continuation coverage: Your employer will provide you with an Election Form that you must sign in order to continue receiving benefits. You may also need to begin paying the monthly premium at that time as well. | |||
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HIPP: You must apply for Medicaid to see if the state will pay your COBRA premium. See Public Programs above. | |||
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HIPAA: Obtain a Certificate of Coverage from your group health plan which you will then present to the new health plan. | |||
Health Coverage Eligibility Quiz™
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Try the Health Coverage Eligibility Quiz. This is an interactive web program that instantly generates a customized profile with all public and private health plans for which individuals may qualify, along with a special resource section on locating financial benefits and free or low-cost health benefits. |
The US Uninsured Help Line™—800.234.1317
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The Help Line is a phone service designed to help you find free and low-cost health insurance. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in multiple languages, the service is staffed by friendly Information Specialists who can provide callers with three main services. They can:
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