More Resources

Shopping for Health Insurance

Insure U — Get Smart About Insurance
-- the National Association of Insurance Commissioners provides consumer insurance information for those considering or buying insurance.

Georgetown University Health Policy Institute state-by-state guides
The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute has written consumer guides for each state. These guides are available at its web site and aree updated periodically as changes in federal and state policy warrant.

Checkup on health insurance choices
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This guide describes different kinds of health insurance plans and answers common questions.

Universal Health Care

Michael Moore's SICKO movie
nominated for best documentary for the 2008 Academy Awards
Michael Moore's SICKO is a searing indictment of America's health care system, making the claim that the USA has a disfunctional system when compared to European countries, Canada and even Cuba.

Healthcare-Now!
Its mission is to support the growing movement for a national single payer, guaranteed quality healthcare system. 

Physicians for a National Health Program
-- is a non-profit research and education organization of 15,000 physicians, medical students and health professionals who support single-payer national health insurance.

FamiliesUSA
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.

Articles of Interest

Buying Your Own Health Insurance
An article from Kiplinger.com.

Market-Based Failure — A Second Opinion on U.S. Health Care Costs
From the New England Journal of Medicine.

Statistics: by the numbers

U.S. Census Bureau
information on health insurance coverage, revised 2007
On March 23, 2007, the Census Bureau released revised estimates for health insurance.

StateHealthFacts.com
-- an excellent resources from the Kaiser Foundation with deep statistics on most health care numbers for every states.

Medicare

Medicare Information
from the U.S. Government
The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare, includes prescription drug information and FAQ list among other features.