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Health coverage is imperative when it comes to securing your future against huge medical bills and subsequent financial worries. Indeed, purchasing health coverage is quite expensive and requires a good review of all potential risks and its impact on your financial health. In the U.S., nearly 47 million people are uninsured, among whom most of them are working families. These families, especially children, usually bear the brunt of lack of proper health coverage. For those families who are not covered by their employers’ group plan, there are low-cost state sponsored health insurance programs that provide insurance to the medically-uninsurable individuals.

Florida holds the 45th position on the Healthiest States List as confirmed by the 2008 America's Health Rankings. The healthcare system of Florida has been declining since past few years mainly due to low public health funding, high crime rate and worst geographical disparity. The state of Florida, with more than 18 million population, offers both private-market and public health insurance alternatives. The private-market health insurance consists of various types of health plans including family, Medicare supplemental, short-term, student, group and dental. Additionally, the state and federal government sponsored programs provide economical health coverage to the uninsurable citizens of Florida who meet specific eligibility requirements of age and income.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation manages and administers all kinds of insurance sold through private-market health insurers as well as public health coverage programs. However, owing to the rising health care costs and reduced accessibility to health care, approximately 20.7% of the state population is still uninsured. According to the Censor Bureau’s 2007 and 2008 Current Population Survey, roughly 37.7% of uninsured residents come under the above 200% FPL category.

Overall, Floridian lawmakers and the citizens need to work together to build a stronger health system and provide health insurance to everyone. Buying health insurance is a tedious task. With the guidance of a licensed health insurance agent/broker, you can choose a suitable health insurance policy for your family.

Below is the guidelines for applying for and obtaining individual health insurance in the state of Florida. These regulations apply to all insurance companies offering individual or family health insurance in Florida:

Below is the guidelines for small group health insurance in the state of Florida. These regulations apply to all insurance companies offering small group health insurance in Florida:

Below are the COBRA guidelines for small groups in the state of Florida. For employer groups of more than 20 employees, refer to the federal COBRA guidelines:

There are several state sponsored health insurance programs in the State of Florida to assist those without insurance in obtaining adequate coverage.

Some states offer special state sponsored health insurance plans for qualified persons that are not eligible for individual health insurance due to pre-existing medical conditions. However, Florida does not offer health insurance coverage through state high risk pool program for individuals who are medically-uninsurable.

Through shared funding from the federal government, the State of Florida provides health insurance for uninsured children that meet certain eligibility guidelines. A summary of this program is outlined in the chart below:

Medicaid is a state program partially funded through the federal government. Qualification guidelines, as well as the types of people that are eligible, will vary by state. The chart below provides a summary of the Medicaid programs in the State of Florida:

Florida Health Care Options Matrix™ Guide

Provided by the Foundation for Health Coverage Education, the guide is a quick reference guide prepared by the non-profit Foundation for Health Coverage Education that outlines Florida’s public and private health care choices for individuals and groups with various demographic profiles.

Family Health Insurance Guide by HealthInsuranceFinders.com

The guide created by HealthInsuranceFinders.com provides useful information regarding health insurance coverage such as individual/family health insurance, group health insurance, separate child health insurance and state-sponsored programs that are available for low to middle income families.

Florida: At-A-Glance

Provides all-inclusive health data of Florida. Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states.