BUSA 699- Essentials of Managed Care: A Research Approach: Websites

"The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a nonprofit health policy resource center dedicated to improving health care access and quality."--Mission Statement

Offering information on health care reform and health care policy, including the uninsured, Medicare policy, cost of health care, child health insurance, and more.

"The mission of the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) is to inform policy makers and private decision makers about how local and national changes in the financing and delivery of health care affect people. HSC strives to provide high-quality, timely and objective research and analysis that leads to sound policy decisions, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the American public."--Mission Statement

Features the latest news on medicare from the NY Times.

"The Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs and public policy initiatives."--About

Information about HIPPA from the US Department of Health & Human Services.

The official US Government site on Medicare.

An interactive timeline from the NY Times outlining the history of health care.