Texas Health Insurance
As a resident of Texas, you have plenty of Texas health insurance options to choose from. There are multiple insurance companies in Texas that provide a range of plans for a variety of health needs.
Here you'll be able to get helpful information for finding health insurance in Texas. See some of the state’s top health insurance companies and read about the important Texas health insurance laws and regulations you should be aware of as you look for your plan. You can also find information about financial assistance and public Texas health insurance programs.
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Resources on this page
- Texas Health Insurance Companies
- Texas Health Insurance Laws and Regulations
- Public Health Insurance Programs for Texas Residents
- Contact Info for the Texas Department of Insurance and Health
The following list of companies offer health insurance plans in Texas:
MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company
At The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company, the focus is on personalizing a health plan that meets your needs.
Health Insurance Laws and Regulations In Texas
There are different Texas health insurance laws and regulations that protect and guarantee certain health coverage.
Under Texas health insurance law, insurance companies in the state may not require an exclusion period for a pre-existing health condition for any HMO health plan. Other kinds of plans may require an exclusion period or an elimination rider.
Texas health insurance companies are allowed to consider pregnancy a pre-existing condition.
State law also requires Texas health insurance companies to offer at least one plan that covers certain medical services, including:
- Screening for breast, colorectal, prostate, cervical, and HPV cancer
- Coverage for certain diabetes treatment
- Continuity of care for pregnant women
- Newborn hearing screening
- Children's vaccinations
Individual Texas health insurance policies are guaranteed renewable in the state, which means insurers cannot cancel a policyholders plan because they become sick.
Texas health insurance law also allows grandparents to keep dependent grandchildren on their health plans until they turn 25 years old.
And like all American citizens and legal residents, Texas residents are protected by the federal health insurance laws, HIPAA and COBRA. Group Texas health insurance is also guaranteed to be issued for groups of 2 to 50 people.
Texas Public Health Insurance Programs
- Medicaid
This federal-and state-funded program provides health insurance coverage for some low-income residents of Texas. For more information on the Texas Medicaid program, visit their website at http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/index.html - TexCare CHIP
Texas' Children's Health Insurance Program, TexCare CHIP, provides health insurance for children who do not qualify for Medicaid coverage but are unable to afford a private plan. To learn more about this children's Texas health insurance program, visit their website. - Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool
Texas residents with pre-existing health conditions that cannot find a health plan may qualify for coverage in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool. For more info, visit http://www.txhealthpool.org/ - Texas Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
This program offers some women who have been diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer full health insurance benefits through Medicaid. To learn more about this women's Texas health insurance program, visit http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/bcccs/.
Texas residents may also be able to get financial assistance in buying a health plan through the Federal Health Coverage Tax Credit. To see if you qualify for the health insurance tax credit, visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) online.
Texas Department of Insurance and Health
Find the contact Information for the Texas health insurance and health departments at:
Texas Department of Insurance
P.O. Box 149104
Austin, TX 78714-9104
Phone: (512) 463-6169
http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-7305
http://health.state.tn.us/
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