Orange County, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/09/2011 -- HealthCompare, an online health insurance quotes site has released information to help consumers understand what to look for when shopping for medical insurance quotes. Consumers should take care to become informed before looking for medical coverage and be cautious about when and how they share their personal information online.

Reliable health insurance quotes sites like HealthCompare can help consumers save time and money on health insurance but less reliable companies are out there selling worthless discount medical plans. Consumers are advised to be cautious and ask questions before signing up for any insurance policy online or off.

From the article:

"Medical Insurance Quotes - Be Sure to Investigate Before Signing Up

Finding medical insurance quotes can be a real headache and you can be in for some serious long term trouble if you're not careful. Hopefully, you’ve taken some time to educate yourself concerning the various types of policies so you’ll be able to look a policy over and get an accurate feel for what the medical insurance quote will cover, what it won’t, and how much it’s going to cost you out of pocket when you need various health care services.

Assuming you’ve done that, and you have a good handle on what you’re looking for in a health insurance policy, the next step is to make sure that you’re buying your policy from a company that can be depended upon when you need them the most: when you have large medical bills. An attractive medical insurance quote is worthless unless it's backed by a solid company."

Consumers can read the entire article on HealthCompares website by visiting http://healthcompare.org/medical-insurance-quotes/. While they are on the site, they are invited to receive their own, free health insurance quotes by simply providing their email address. No personal information is required to get a non-binding quote.