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Financing Health Care/Medicare/Medicaid

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
The federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid, and Child Health Insurance Programs. A good starting point for understanding federal health care programs and obtaining resources, contacts, and forms. http://www.hcfa.gov/

HCFA’s Medicaid Consumer Information
Overview of the Medicaid Program, including rules, policies, statistics, and contacts. http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/mcaicnsm.htm

HCFA’s Medicare Consumer Information
This overview of the Medicare Program offers useful information about Medicare, managed care and fraud and abuse. Complete with rules, regulations, policies, forms, and other resources. http://www.medicare.gov/

HHS Campaign to Fight Medicare Fraud & Abuse
Provides information, data, and contacts for Medicare beneficiaries in the policing of fraud and abuse within the Medicare program. http://www.hhs.gov/progorg/oei/outreach/campaign/index.htm

Medicare + Choice Rules
Learn about the newest Medicare rules, as written in the Federal Register. http://hippo.findlaw.com/M+C.html

National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicine
Federal commission created in 1997, charged with examining the Medicare program and making recommendations to strengthen and improve it in time for the retirement of the "Baby Boomers." http://medicare.commission.gov/medicare/index.html

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation website, including links to state workers’ compensation laws and other related information. http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/owcp_org.htm

Social Security Information for Parents
Information, planning strategies, and contacts for parents, including a neat page for children that explains the basic ideas of social security benefits. http://www.ssa.gov/kids/parent1.htm

State Medicare Information
Select an individual state to access local and state Medicare and Medicaid information. http://www.hcfa.gov/regions/default.htm