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.
Alva is an unincorporated community in north central Crook County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 24 north of the town of Sundance, the county seat of Crook County. Its elevation is 3,993 feet (1,217 m), and it is located at 44°41′41″N 104°26′29″W / 44.69472°N 104.44139°W / 44.69472; -104.44139 (44.6947071, -104.4413419). Although Alva is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82711. Public education in the community of Alva is provided by Crook County School District #1.