Health Insurance : State High Risk Pools.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid.

Health insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on State high-risk pools, which provide health insurance coverage for individuals who cannot afford or obtain health insurance in individual markets and for persons eligible under P.L. 104-191, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Discusses P.L. 107-210, the Trade Act of 2002, which provides Federal grants to fund the expansion and operation of State high risk pools; and reviews legislative activity in the 109th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Health Insurance

Access Restriction:

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