North Carolina Health Insurance
How healthy is living in North Carolina?
North Carolina is ranked the 36th healthiest state in which to live, according to United Health Foundation which tracks 20 factors in creating its annual list.
North Carolina cracks the top ten list in only one category -- ranking 7th for low rate of binge drinking.
It ranks in the bottom ten in three other measurements: children living in poverty; infant mortalty; and premature death. It also has black marks in number of incoming ninth grades who will graduate high school within four years -- nealy 30 percent will not.
Areas which are inmproving are in the number of cases of infectious disease and number of people who smoke.
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on North Carolina.
Does North Carolina have a risk pool for the uninsurable?
No, North Carolina does not offer a risk pool for its citizen's who are medically-uninsurable. Contact your state officials.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Find more on risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in North Carolina
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in North Carolina.
- Its guide on how to find health insurance in North Carolina.
- Materiales En Español -- Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.
Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in North Carolina
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.
News headlines on North Carolina health insurance
Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in North Carolina at Google News or Yahoo News.
Want single-payer health care? Concerned about the uninsured?
Contact your elected officials about health care issues
Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.
- Contact the White House
Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov
- Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
Locate by using your ZIP Code
Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524
- Senator Richard Burr
PHONE: 202-224-3154 (DC office)
FAX: 202-228-2981 (DC office)
Local offices
Contact by E-mail
- Senator Elizabeth Dole
PHONE: 202-224.6342 (DC office)
FAX: 202-224-1100 (DC office)
Local offices (bottom left column)
Contact by E-mail
- North Carolina Governor Mike Easley
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
PHONE 1-800-662-7952-NC only, (919)733-4240 or (919)733-5811.
FAX: (919)715-3175 or (919)733-2120
Contact by e-mail
- Contact your North Carolina State Senator and State Representative
USNews health insurance rankings for North Carolina
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in North Carolina.
Official State Goverment Sites with North Carolina Health Insurance Information
North Carolina Medicaid -- serves about 20 percent of the state's population, whose low income prevents them from purchasing health insurance in the private market.
North Carolina Health Choice (NCHC) for Children -- for families who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford rising health insurance premiums so they are able to get free or reduced price comprehensive health care for their children.
Non-profit site(s) of interest to North Carolinans
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NC IOM) -- is an independent, non-profit organization that serves as a non-political source of health policy analysis and advice in North Carolina.
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