Despite notable improvement in three categories, North Carolina held steady in the #37 spot in the 2009 ranking of the healthiest states by the United Health Foundation.
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See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on North Carolina.
North Carolina Health Insurance Risk Pool (NCHIRP)
Toll-free 1-866-665-2117
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, North Carolina will offer health coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about North Carolina's participation, click here.
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 pool to 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. Read more about risk pools here.
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.
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 help fund its research. Learn more about the Health Policy Institute.
Review Georgetown's guide 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.
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.
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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Health insurance companies in North-Carolina. Get health plan pricing for these companies. Aetna Celtic Ins. Co. Golden Rule Humana WellPath Select, Inc. |
Contact your federal officials. All Americans need your help to demand that Congress continue to support health care legislation that will make health insurance affordable and accessible to all Americans.
North-Carolina Governor Bev Perdue
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
PHONE1-800-662-7952-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
Read more on Health Care Reform!
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Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.
North-Carolina Licensee Search