Your Health Insurance Rights
The wealth of information available describing your health insurance rights can be both intimidating and overwhelming, not to mention confusing. The US Department of Labor has dedicated a section of it's website to answer your questions in a straightforward and easy to follow manner.
Topics that may be of interest to you:
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) fact sheet that provides an overview of the related law which provides rights and protections for participants and beneficiaries in group health plans.
- COBRA (Continuation of Health Coverage) fact sheet that summarizes the law as well as notification requirements and premium payment limitations.
- Women's Health & Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA)
- Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
To learn more about these and other topics, please visit the US Department Of Labor site.