Your Insurance Rights
As a patient - and consumer - you have certain rights and protections available to you under the law. Find out more about federal laws like ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA, and how these laws protect you.
Your Rights under Job-Based Coverage
Learn more about your rights and protections as a patient and consumer of health insurance.
Learn more about your rights and protections as a patient and consumer of health insurance.
Consumer Health Assistance
Links to consumer assistance programs that will help you with your health insurance problems.
Links to consumer assistance programs that will help you with your health insurance problems.
Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
In 1998, President Clinton’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry developed a “Consumer Bill of Rights” to protect patients and their families and promote quality and value in the health care system.
In 1998, President Clinton’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry developed a “Consumer Bill of Rights” to protect patients and their families and promote quality and value in the health care system.
Consumer Guides to Health Insurance
Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute has developed state specific guides to health insurance that outline your rights when enrolling in job-based coverage or purchasing an individual policy.
Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute has developed state specific guides to health insurance that outline your rights when enrolling in job-based coverage or purchasing an individual policy.
Consumer Health Plan Information
The U.S. Department of Labor has compiled information about your rights under job-based health coverage.
The U.S. Department of Labor has compiled information about your rights under job-based health coverage.