LibGuides: Health & Wellness: Health Insurance & Affordable Care Act Information

Library Books

Crisis in U. S. Health Care: Corporate Power vs. The Common Good by John P. Geyman
Call Number: 362.1 G397c
ISBN: 1938218159
Publication Date: 3-15-2017
An American Sickness: how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back by Elisabeth Rosenthal
Call Number: 362.1097 R815a
ISBN: 9781594206757
Publication Date: 2017-04-11
Healthcare Choices: 5 steps to getting the medical care you want and need by Archelle Georgiou
Call Number: 610 G352
ISBN: 9781442260337
Publication Date: 2017-02-16
Answering Questions about the Affordable Care Act by Emily Vardell
Call Number: 368.38 M489
ISBN: 9781442255364
Publication Date: 2015-10-16
Healthcare Made Easy by Michelle Katz
Call Number: 368.38 K19h
ISBN: 9781440580192
Publication Date: 2014-12-05
America's Bitter Pill by Steven Brill
Call Number: 362.1097 B857a
ISBN: 9780812996951
Publication Date: 2015-01-05
Overcoming Obamacare by Philip Klein
Call Number: 362.1 K644o
ISBN: 9780692361702
Publication Date: 2015-01-06
Reinventing American Health Care by Ezekiel Emanuel
ISBN: 9781610393454
Publication Date: 2014-03-04
Catastrophic Care by David Goldhill
Call Number: 362.1 G618c
ISBN: 9780307961549
Publication Date: 2013-01-08
It's Enough to Make You Sick by Jeffrey M. Lobosky
ISBN: 9781442214620
Publication Date: 2012-04-16

New Health Insurance Options

Colorado Division of Insurance Analysis of Short-Term Health Plans.

Interstate Health Insurance Sales - Information from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

NPR Health News - Association Health Plans for Small Business

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Internet Sites

Connect for Health Colorado
Information about Colorado's Health Benefit Exchange, a new marketplace where Coloradans can shop for and buy health insurance based on quality and price, scheduled to open in October 2013.
Hilltop's Health Access
Hilltop's Health Access is the certified assistance site for Mesa County residents using Connect for Health Colorado. They are located at 602 Bookcliff Avenue. The phone number for Mesa County is (970) 244-0850.
HealthCare.gov
Government website that helps consumers understand and take advantage of the Affordable Care Act provisions.
CuidadoDeSalud.gov
Colorado PEAK
Online service for Coloradoans to screen themselves and apply for medical, food and cash assistance programs.
Colorado Medicaid and Children's Health Plan Plus Information Page
Mesa County Department of Human Services - Health Benefits
The Blue Guide - A Guide to Services for the Unisured in Colorado
Prepared by the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative the guide helps uninsured or underinsured Coloradoans locate local healthcare providers and healthcare assistance sites.
Fair Health Consumer
FAIR Health is a national independent, not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to bring transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through comprehensive data products and consumer resources.
Health Insurance topic page from Medlineplus.gov
Basics of Healthcare Reform from the Kaiser Family Foundation
National Public Radio stories on health and health insurance
AARP Health Law Fact Sheets