Government launched a new Health Care website

On July 1, 2010, a new website was launched to help Americans understand new health care laws, to evaluate and compare all of their health insurance options, private and public, in a single place.

Barack Obama released a video giving a tour of this new healthcare.gov website. To see the video click here.

The main draw of this “one stop shop” website is a searchable database of not only the private but also public health insurance coverage options available based on your location, age, employment, health status and ability to afford insurance.

By inputting your state of residence and answering several questions about your age and health condition you will receive a list of ways to access insurance: Medicaid, COBRA plans, high risk insurance pool program, private-market individual insurance plans, etc.

By entering your zip code, you will get a list of all of the private insurance plans offered in your area, with links to the plans’ benefits and insurance companies’ contact information. Unfortunately, the website does not provide how much the plans cost (premiums and deductibles). Price estimates will be available on the website by October 2010.

For more information see http://healthcare.gov