| Organization |
Web
site |
Description |
| |
GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
|
|
| CMS |
www.cms.hhs.gov |
Regulates Medicare & Medicaid |
| Department of Justice |
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| HealthFinder |
www.healthfinder.gov |
Consumer health and human services information |
| HCFA |
|
See CMS |
| FDA |
www.fda.gov |
Food & Drug Administration |
| Medicare |
www.medicare.gov |
Medicare information |
| National Institute
of Health |
www.nih.gov
and clinicaltrials.gov |
Clinical trials info |
| National Library of
Medicine |
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dictionaries.html |
Medical dictionaries |
| California Dept. of
Managed Health Care |
www.dmhc.ca.gov
and www.hmohelp.ca.gov |
Regulates CA health care plans |
| California Dept. of
Insurance |
www.insurance.ca.gov |
Regulates CA insurance companies |
| Florida Dept. of Insurance |
www.doi.state.fl.us |
Regulates FL insurance and health care plans |
| |
ACCREDITING
ORGANIZATIONS
|
|
| JCAHO |
www.jcaho.org |
National accreditation organization |
| NCQA |
www.ncqa.org |
National accreditation organization |
| URAC |
www.urac.org |
National accreditation organization |
| |
EDUCATION &
INFORMATION
|
|
| America's Health Insurance Plans |
www.ahip.org |
National association representing health
insurance plans |
| Consumer Lab |
www.consumerlab.com |
Testing lab for health, wellness & nutrition
products |
| National Association
of Insurance Commissioners |
www.naic.org |
National organization of insurance regulators |
| |
HOAXES &
VIRUS CHECKERS
|
|
| Quack Watch |
www.quackwatch.com |
Check for health quackery treatments |
| National Council Against Health Fraud |
www.ncahf.org |
Checks for healthcare fraud and misinformation |
| Urban Legends |
www.snopes.com |
Check for bogus info and computer virus |
