Health care law encompasses the laws and regulations governing hospital and health care administration, and an understanding of health care insurance is integral to it. There are significant differences in the types and amount of coverage provided by various private insurance policies, such as HMOs, PPOs, disability insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance, just as there are important differences in the cost to the purchasers of health insurance. There are also public health care insurance programs. Elderly and disabled persons may be eligible for coverage through the federal Medicare program. The joint state-federal Medicaid program helps certain individuals, including disabled persons and low-income elderly persons, pay for long-term care and in-home health care.
Southbury is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States north of Oxford and Newtown and east of Brookfield. The population was 18,567 at the 2000 census. Southbury comprises rural country areas, suburban neighborhoods, and historic districts. It is located a short distance from major business and commercial centers and is within 100 miles (160 km) of New York City and 150 miles (240 km) of Boston. Southbury is the only town in the country with the name 'Southbury', which may be why the town seal reads "Unica Unaque," meaning "The One and Only."