Google "online health insurance" and you will find close to 100 million websites selling health coverage listed in the Google index. Like buying anything online you should carefully research the business or person from whom you're buying. With the power of the World Wide Web companies in California can sell coverage of health to people in Maine. You'll find nothing wrong with selling insurance across state lines but consider what might happen if you find a benefit or claims problem. May be the company in California likely to help you after the sale? The answer is probably likely to be "NO"! These large medical health insurance clearing houses are just concerned with making the sale.You can find local health agencies which have very strong relationships with medical companies they represent. These agents have had to work hard to teach themselves on the products, so they understand that their clients have all the information they need to make an informed decision about protecting their health. If there are any benefit or claims questions or problems these local agents are more than willing to assist you with one of these questions or problems, since they make their living not by just making sales, but by satisfying their clients through the entire life of the product.How do you find these agents? That's easy, they are all on the internet also but as the consumer you may have to dig just a little harder to get them. Try doing your health coverage search through Yahoo Local, this internet search engine only indexes companies in your surrounding area and the large clearing house companies can't be right here. Refine your internet search engine criteria, instead of searching for "medical health insurance" incorporate your local area to the search e.g."Mercer county health agents" this will bring you fewer search results however the links listed will undoubtedly be much more beneficial to you, the consumer. The large health insurance companies spend millions of dollars on internet advertising, therefore the chances of finding your neighborhood health agent using broad search criteria have become unlikely.By finding and utilizing your local health agents' website, it is possible to find the most affordable comprehensive health coverage obtainable in your area and the customer service that you deserve for the life of your medical health insurance policy.I am a insurance broker from Sharon Pennsylvania that operates Health Benefit Specialists LLC a online health insurance broker, where one can get free medical health insurance quotes and compare benefits from major health insurance carriers in the Ohio and Pennsylvania markets.