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.
Laguna Park is an unincorporated community in Bosque County in Central Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 550 in 2000. Laguna Park is located along State Highway 22 in southeastern Bosque County, approximately 27 miles northwest of Waco. The community is situated at the southern end of Lake Whitney. Following the completion of Whitney Dam in the early 1950s, Laguna Park became a recreation destination. Small stores and a post office opened to serve the surrounding agricultural area as well as visitors to Lake Whitney. The population stood at just under 500 during the mid-1970s, but slowly grew to approximately 550 by 2000. Public education in the community of Laguna Park is provided by the Clifton Independent School District.