Tax:

Medical and Dental Expenses
Medical and Dental Expenses, including the Health Coverage Tax Credit. Publication 502 (2008). For use in preparing 2007 Returns.
From the Internal Revenue Service
What's New in 2008?
Standard mileage rate. The standard mileage rate allowed for operating expenses for a car when you use it for medical reasons is

• 19 cents per mile from January 1.June 30, and
• 27 cents per mile from July 1.December 31, 2008.

See Transportation under What Medical Expenses Are Includible.
Retired public safety officers. If you are a retired public safety officer, do not include as medical expenses any health or long-term care insurance premiums that you elected to have paid with tax-free distributions from a retirement plan. This applies only to distributions that would otherwise be included in income. For more information, see Insurance Premiums for Retired Public Safety Officers in Publication 575.
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p502/index.html

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Saving Accounts (FSAs), Medical Saving Accounts (MSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs):

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
From U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.treas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/

Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Saving Accounts (FSAs), Medical Saving Accounts (MSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). Publication 969. For use in preparing 2005.
From the Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p969/index.html

Health Insurance:

Checkup on Health Insurance Choices
Information on different types of health insurances.
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranc.htm

Choosing and Using a Health Plan
Information on choosing a health plan.
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/hlthpln1.htm

Life and Work Changes and Health Insurance and Benefits, Cobra, HIPAA:

Fact Sheet: The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
HIPAA, Title 1, offers protections for millions of American workers for portability and continuity of health insurance coverage. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the law.
From the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fshipaa.html

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
COBRA gives workers and their family members who lose their health benefits in certain circumstances the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their health plan. This publication provides a detailed overview of the law.
From the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fscobra.html

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) continuation of coverage
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/COBRAContinuationofCov/01_Overview.asp#TopOfPage

Protecting Pension and Health Care Benefits After Job Loss
Provides a brief description of your rights under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) if you experience job termination or reduction in hours.
From the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/protecting_benefits.html

Life Changes Require Health Choices
From the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/life_changes.html

Work Changes Require Health Choices
From the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/work_changes.html

Health Information Privacy (HIPAA)
National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information.
From the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

Kids and Parenting:

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
The extension of the State Children's Health Insurance Program is expected to provide states with enough money to cover those enrolled through March 2009. Bush and some Republican lawmakers say the program will still serve those that it should: children from families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. From U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/schip.asp

Insure Kids Now! A national initiative to linking families to low ...
For parents without health insurance. Every state in the nation has a health insurance program for infants, children and teens. The insurance is available to children in working families, including families that include individuals with a variety of immigration status.
From U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
The Newborns' and Mothers. Health Protection Act generally requires plans that offer maternity coverage to pay for at least a 48-hour hospital stay following childbirth (96-hour stay in the case of a cesarean section).
From the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsnmhafs.html

Alternative Medicine:

Consumer Financial Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Consumer Financial and Health Insurance Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
From National Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH).
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/financial/index.htm

Cancer:

Financial Assistance for Cancer Care
For individuals who do not have health insurance or who need financial assistance to cover health care costs.
From National Cancer Institutue.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/financial-assistance

Womens' Health & Cancer Rights Protections
The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) includes protections for individuals who elect breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy.
From U.S. Department Of Labor.
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/womens.htm

Cancer Trials: Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage: A Resource Guide
From National Cancer Institute,National Institutes of Health
http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/doc.aspx?viewid=1d92be79-8748-4bda-8005-2a56d332463b