North Dakota Health Insurance

How healthy is living in North Dakota?

North Dakota fell four spots – from 16th to 12th – in the 2008 ranking of the healthiest states by the United Health Foundation.

The state's best and worst category rankings:

• Infectious disease – 1st
• Poor mental health days – 1st
• Poor physical health days – 1st
• Air pollution – 2nd
• Violent crime – 4th
• High school graduation – 5th (86.3 percent of ninth graders eventually graduate)
• Cancer deaths – 7th
• Geographic disparity – 42nd
• Prevalence of binge drinking – 49th

See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on North Dakota.

Does North Dakota have a risk pool for the uninsurable?

Comprehensive Health Association of North Dakota (North Dakota health insurance risk pool)
Toll-free 1-800-737-0016 or (701) 277-2271

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 Dakota

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 Dakota and all other states.
• Its guide on how to find health insurance in North Dakota.
• Materiales En Español – Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.

USNews health insurance rankings for North Dakota

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 Dakota.

Official State Goverment Sites with North Dakota Health Insurance Information

North Dakota Department of Health -- The State Health Officer's comprehensive site for health care information for state residents.

North Dakota Insurance Department -- health insurance section -- look for links to pages of information in the left-hand navigation bar.

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) -- designed to provide health care insurance for children in families without health insurance or with inadequate health insurance. It does not replace Medicaid; in fact, children on Medicaid are precluded from CHIP participation.