Tax:

Medical and Dental Expenses
Medical and Dental Expenses, including the Health Coverage Tax Credit. Publication 502 (2009). For use in preparing 2009 Returns.
From the Internal Revenue Service
What's New in 2009?
Standard mileage rate. The standard mileage rate allowed for operating expenses for a car when you use it for medical reasons is 24 cents per mile for 2009. See Transportation under What Medical Expenses Are Includible.
COBRA continuation coverage If you involuntarily lost your job between September 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009, you may qualify for a 65% reduction in premiums for COBRA continuation coverage for up to nine months. The premium reduction is not included in your gross income. You cannot claim the health coverage tax credit for any month that you receive this premium. Also, certain TAA-eligible and PBGC recipients qualify for an extension of COBRA benefits.For more information, see Cobra Premium Assistance.
Health coverage tax credit.The health coverage tax credit (HCTC) is increased to 80% of your premium for qualified health insurance for eligible coverage months beginning after April 30, 2009, and before 2011. The increase also applies to the advance payment of credit for health insurance costs under the advance payment program.For eligible coverage months beginning in 2010, the HCTC will continue to apply to family members after certain events. Eligibility for Medicare. Once you, the eligible individual, qualify for Medicare, the HCTC will be determined for your qualifying family members for 24 months from the month you first qualify for Medicare. Divorce. If you, the eligible individual, and your spouse are divorced, your spouse will continue to be an eligible individual for 24 months from the date the divorce is finalized. Only family members who were qualifying family members immediately before the divorce was final qualify for this extension. Death. In the case of the death of the eligible individual, the spouse and other qualifying family members who qualified immediately before the death of the qualifying individual will be treated as an eligible individual for 24 months from the date of death.
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:

Compare Prescription Drug Prices

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