• Health insurance is a type of insurance coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses incurred by the insured person.

  • Choosing a health plan can be difficult due to plan rules regarding in-network and out-of-network services, deductibles, co-payments, and more.
  • Since 2010, the Affordable Care Act has prohibited insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with pre-existing medical conditions and allows children to remain in their parents’ insurance plan until they are 26 years old.
  • Medicare and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are two public health insurance plans that target seniors and children, respectively. Medicare also serves people with certain disabilities.