Clark County Association of Health Underwriters

Consumer Information

• Office of the Governor Consumer Health Assistance

  Prescription Medication Assistance
  www.Rxhelp4NV.org

  Advocates for Patient Rights: GovCHA has Quality Assurance Specialists who assist consumers in solving problems with their insurance company.
  www.govcha.state.nv.us
  email: cha@govcha.state.nv.us

• Financial aid and free or low-cost benefits

  Government Benefits Finder: search for grants loans and other benefits
  www.benefits.gov

  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: search tool for grants, loans and other benefits
  www.cfda.gov

  Medicaid: Medicaid is a jointly-funded, Federal-State health insurance program for certain low-income and needy people. It covers approximately 36 million individuals including children, the aged, blind, and/or disabled, and people who are eligible to receive federally assisted income maintenance payments
  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

  Medicare: Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people 65 years of age and older, some disabled people under 65 years of age, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease
  http://www.medicare.gov/

• Finding local health care options

  Nevada Health Care Matrix: The Health Care Options Matrix was created to ensure that every American has complete information about access and affordability to quality health care coverage.  Search by state.
  http://www.coverageforall.org/

  Department of Health and Human Services: many different health care search tools
  www.hhs.gov

• Laws and Regulations

  Nevada Department of Insurance: general information on all types of insurance
  http://doi.state.nv.us

  Employee Benefits Security Administration:  Official information and rules from the US Department of Labor
  www.dol.gov/ebsa

  National Association of Health Underwriters:  NAHU’s mission is to educate the public and decision makers about the value health insurance professionals deliver in helping consumers access the health care system and, through education and association involvement, increase members' ability to better serve consumers. It does this in a financially prudent and responsible manner.
  www.nahu.org