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	Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy

Links to Other Information Related to Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care

This section provides links to information--including documents, websites and audio material--from other sites that might assist you with disability, aging or long-term care issues. The links will be checked randomly, however DALTCP only guarantees that they are correct as they are added to this section. Please contact the Webmaster if you find a site that no longer exists, or if you know of other sites which could be added.

Remember, the Site Index section includes an alphabetic list of keywords you can choose to find information that is referenced throughout the DALTCP website.

Disclaimer: References or links from this page to other pages outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) do not constitute any endorsement or recommendation by the Department or any of its agencies or employees. HHS is also not responsible for the contents of any pages outside our control. HHS does not endorse any product or service provided by any other organization.

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AARP Andrus Foundation
URL: http://www.andrus.org
DESCRIPTION: The AARP Andrus Foundation is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of older adults across the nation through funding aging-related research and educational grants. As one of the few grantmaking foundations continuing to focus solely on aging issues, our goal is simple; to provide the public with aging-related information that can positively impact their quality of life.

Abt Associates
URL: http://www.abtassoc.com
DESCRIPTION: Abt Associates numbers among its clients virtually every U.S. government agency, a broad cross-section of U.S. businesses and trade associations, foreign governments, numerous multi-national agencies, and foreign businesses. To governmental clients, we provide program evaluation, policy analysis, technical assistance, and program operation services. To business clients, we provide strategic planning, management consulting, organizational development, market research, new product development services, and service quality measurement and management.

Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
URL: http://www.ahsr.org
DESCRIPTION: In June 2000, the Alpha Center and the Association for Health Services Research merged to form the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy. The Academy provides a professional home and technical assistance resource for researchers and policy professionals. Committed to the vision of improving health and health care by generating new knowledge and moving knowledge into action, the Academy seeks to stimulate the development, understanding, and use of the best available health services research and health policy information by public and private decision makers.

Access is Better for Racial/Ethnic Elderly in Medicare HMOs--But Disparities Persist
AUTHORS: Steven P. Wallace, Valentine M. Villa, Vilma Enriques-Haass and Carolyn A. Mendez
DATE: May 2001
CONTACT: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 10911 Weyburn Avenue, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Website www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu, Email chpr@ucla.edu, Phone 310-794-0909, Fax 310-794-2686
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Achieving Successful Employment Outcomes With the Use of Assistive Technology
DATE: May 1998
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CONTACT: Region V Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751-0790, Email davisj@uwstout.edu, Phone 715-232-1380, Fax 715-232-2251

Administration for Children and Families
URL: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
DESCRIPTION: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. ACF programs aim to achieve the following : families and individuals empowered to increase their own economic independence and productivity; strong, healthy, supportive communities that have a positive impact on the quality of life and the development of children; partnerships with individuals, front-line service providers, communities, American Indian tribes, Native communities, states, and Congress that enable solutions which transcend traditional agency boundaries; services planned, reformed, and integrated to improve needed access; and a strong commitment to working with people with developmental disabilities, refugees, and migrants to address their needs, strengths, and abilities.

Administration on Aging
URL: http://www.aoa.gov
DESCRIPTION: An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AoA supports a nationwide aging network, providing services to the elderly, especially to enable them to remain independent. AoA supports some 240 million meals for the elderly each year, including home-delivered "meals on wheels," helps provide transportation and at-home services, supports ombudsman services for elderly, and provides policy leadership on aging issues.

Administration on Developmental Disabilities
URL: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add
DESCRIPTION: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities ensures that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to culturally competent services, supports, and other assistance and opportunities that promotes independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into the community.

ADULTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES: Federal and State Approaches for Personal Care and Other Services
DATE: May 1999
CONTACT: US General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 37050, Washington, DC 20013, Website www.gao.gov, Email info@www.gao.gov, Phone 202-512-6000, Fax 202-512-6061
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Advancing Diabetes Care
DATE: October 1999
CONTACT: Medicom International, Inc., 66 Palmer Avenue, Suite 49, Bronxville, NY 10708, Website www.MedicomInt.com, Phone 914-337-7878
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Advice Report to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Ticket to Work and Self Sufficiency Program
AUTHORS: Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
DATE: July 26, 2001
CONTACT: Social Security Administration, 400 Virginia Avenue, S.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20024, Website http://www.ssa.gov/work/panel/index.html, Email TWWIIAPanel@ssa.gov, Phone 202-358-6430, Fax 202-358-6440
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
URL: http://www.ahcpr.gov
DESCRIPTION: To support research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services. The research sponsored, conducted, and disseminated by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides information that helps people make better decisions about health care.

AGENET
URL: www.agenet.com
DESCRIPTION: AgeNet is an information and referral network designed to communicate information about products and services that are important to enhancing the quality of life of older adults and their families. AgeNet.com serves older adults, their caregivers, and related professionals. We are currently offering free membership registration to attorneys interested in elder care issues. Registration provides you access to all the content and, ongoing Updates from AgeNet.

Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean
AUTHORS: Alberto Palloni, Susan DeVos and Martha Pelaez
DATE: 1999
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CONTACT: Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1393, Website http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde, Email cdepubs@ssc.wisc.edu, Phone 608-262-2182, Fax 608-262-8400

Aging in the Americas into the XXI Century
DATE: August 1998
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CONTACT: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Economics and Statistics Administration, Washington, DC 20233-0001

Alzheimer's Association
URL: http://www.alz.org
DESCRIPTION: The Alzheimer’s Association, a national network of chapters, is the largest national voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and helping those affected by the disease. The Association also provides education and support for people diagnosed with the condition, their families, and caregivers.

Alzheimer's Caregiving Strategies
DATE: 1998
CONTACT: HealthCare Interactive, P.O. Box 19646, Minneapolis, MN 55419, Phone 888-824-3020
DESCRIPTION: This interactive program on CD-ROM is intended for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The CD-ROM is divided into six sections. The first section explains how to effectively use the program. The second section provides basic information on dementia, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and disease progression. Caregiving is the focus of the third section; topics discussed include enhancing caregiving skills, managing caregiver stress, and caring of the caregiver. In the fourth and fifth sections, users determine the functional level of the person they are caring for and receive caregiving tips based on functional ability. An assessment scale ranges from one to six, with one representing normal functioning, and six representing a bedridden person who requires complete care. To determine functional level, caregivers can view videos of patients at each level and read about common symptoms. The final section includes advice from professionals and caregivers on issues such as behavior management and nursing home placement.

Alzheimer's Disease: Estimates of Prevalence in the United States
DATE: January 28, 1998
CONTACT: Website http://www.gao.gov/AIndexFY98/abstracts/he98016.htm
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American Association of Health Plans
URL: http://www.aahp.org
DESCRIPTION: The American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) is the national trade association representing more than 1,000 health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, point-of-service plans, and other similar health plans that care for more than 140 million Americans. AAHP represents its member plans on a broad array of issues including legislative and regulatory matters in Washington, in the states, before the television, radio, and print media, and conducts comprehensive research on a wide range of quality and policy-related issues. AAHP also has an extensive roster of educational programs, including the Annual Institute and Display Forum, the Executive Leadership Program and Minority Management Training and Outreach Program.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
URL: http://aahsa.org
DESCRIPTION: AAHSA represents non-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing high-quality health care, housing and services to the nation's elderly. Its membership consists of over 5,000 not-for-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities, senior housing facilities, assisted living and community services. AAHSA organizations serve more than one million older persons of all income levels, creed and races.

American Association of Retired Persons
URL: http://www.aarp.org
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1958 by retired California educator, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, AARP today represents more than 34 million members. Over half of our members are working, either full or part-time, while the remainder are fully retired. AARP's vision is to excel as a dynamic presence in every community, shaping and enriching the experience of aging for each member and for society. To bring that vision to life, AARP focuses its efforts and resources in four areas: (1) Health and Wellness, (2) Economic Security and Work, (3) Long-term Care and Independent Living, and (4) Personal Enrichment.

American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
URL: http://www.aauap.org/
DESCRIPTION: AAUAP is a national association. UAPs are located at major universities and teaching hospitals in all states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and territories.UAPs target and engage in activities to support the independence, productivity, integration and inclusion into the community of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

American College of Health Care Administrators
URL: http://www.achca.org
DESCRIPTION: About ACHCA ACHCA is the professional society for nearly 6,000 administrators in long-term care. ACHCA offers excellent educational programming, and career development through certification, networking, opportunities, and cutting edge communications. Members enhance their professional development primarily through education through the continuum of health care administration with an emphasis on long-term care to improve the quality of care provided to those they serve.

American Community Survey: 1999
DATE: 2001
CONTACT: U.S. Census Bureau, Economics and Statistics Administration, Website www.census.gov/acs/www, Email acs@census.gov, Phone 888-456-7215
DESCRIPTION: To help your community make strategic plans for its future, the American Community Survey (ACS) CD-ROM will provide a "video" of how your community is changing, instead of the "snapshot" that the decennial census provides once every 10 years. The ACS provides accurate, timely, and comparable information for making decisions such as: tracking the well-being of children, families, and the elderly; determining where to locate new schools, hospitals, and highways; showing a company that the town has the workforce it needs; and evaluating programs such as welfare and workforce diversification.

American Health Care Association
URL: http://www.ahca.org
DESCRIPTION: AHCA is committed to developing necessary and reasonable public policies which balance economic and regulatory principles to support quality care and quality of life, and is dedicated to professionalism and ethical behavior among all who provide long-term care.

American Health Information Management Association
URL: http://www.ahima.org
DESCRIPTION: The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the dynamic professional association that represents more than 40,000 specially educated health information management professionals who work throughout the health care industry. Health information management professionals serve the healthcare industry and the public by managing, analyzing, and utilizing data vital for patient care--and making it accessible to healthcare providers when it is needed most.

American Medical Specialty Organization, Inc.
URL: http://www.amso.com
DESCRIPTION: The American Medical Specialty Organization, Inc., (AMSO) has created a Managed Care Forum web page with a weekly health care related poll question. The polling question will be formatted to elicit a yes or no response, with a comments section for additional commentary. Each weekly poll will close on Monday at 11:59p.m., with the results posted weekly at the web page and in various discussion groups. If you have a poll question that you would like to be considered, email me directly or send the question in the email comments section of the web page. The purpose of this page and poll is to create a national dialog on the issues surrounding managed health care, whether you are a health care professional, executive, or a concerned health care consumer, we believe that this new medium will help you make better informed decisions about the managed care issues confronting you.

American Public Health Association
URL: http://www.apha.org
DESCRIPTION: APHA brings together researchers, health service providers, administrators, teachers, and other health workers in a unique, multidisciplinary environment of professional exchange, study, and action. APHA is concerned with a broad set of issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, pollution control, programs and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases, a smoke-free society, and professional education in public health. APHA actively serves the public, its members, and the public health profession through its scientific and practice programs, publications, annual meetings, awards program, educational services, and advocacy efforts.

Americans for Better Care of the Dying
URL: http://www.abcd-caring.org
DESCRIPTION: Americans for Better Care of the Dying (ABCD) is an IRS Section 501(c)(3), Washington, DC based organization dedicated the ensuring that all Americans can count on good end of life care. Our goals are to: (1) build momentum for reform, (2) explore new methods and systems for delivering care, (3) shape public policy through evidence-based understanding. We aim to accomplish these goals by focusing our efforts on fundamental reforms; such as, improved pain management, better financial reimbursement systems, enhanced continuity of care, support for family caregivers, and changes in public policy.

Americans with Disabilities Act
URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
DESCRIPTION: Department of Justice offers technical assistance on the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and other ADA provisions applying to businesses, non-profit service agencies, and state and local government programs; also provides information on how to file ADA complaints.

Americans with Disabilities Data
URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disable/census.html
DESCRIPTION: This project analyzed the 1990 Decennial Census and was jointly funded by DALTCP and the Census Bureau. The results are presented in tables, graphs, and maps.

Analysis of States' CHIP Policies Affecting Children with Special Health Care Needs
AUTHORS: Harriette B. Fox, Regina R. Graham, Margaret A. McManus and Christine Y. Chen
DATE: April 1999
CONTACT: Fox Health Policy Consultants, 750 17th Street, N.W., Suite 1025, Washington, DC 20006-4607, Website www.mchpolicy.org, Email cchen@foxhealth.com, Phone 202-223-1500, Fax 202-496-9067
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Arc
URL: http://www.thearc.org
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Assistance From Family Members, Friends, Paid Care Givers, and Volunteers in the Care of Terminally Ill Patients
AUTHORS: Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Diane L. Fairclough, Julia Slutsman, Hillel Alpert, DeWitt Baldwin and Linda L. Emanuel
DATE: September 23, 1999
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 212-606-3800, Fax 212-606-3500
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Assisted Living Federation of America
URL: http://www.alfa.org
DESCRIPTION: The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) represents over 7,000 for-profit and not-for-profit providers of assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, independent living and other forms of housing and services. Founded in 1990 to advance the assisted living industry and enhance the quality of life for the approximately one million consumers it serves, ALFA broadened its membership in 1999 to embrace the full range of housing and care providers who share ALFA's consumer-focused philosophy of care.

Assisted Living Industry in Ohio
AUTHORS: Rebecca L. Utz
DATE: November 1999
CONTACT: Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, Website http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~scripps, Phone 513-529-2914, Fax 513-529-1476
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Assisted Living State Regulatory Review 2001
AUTHORS: Julie Cheeka
DATE: February 2001
CONTACT: National Center for Assisted Living, 1201 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-4014, Website http://www.ncal.org, Phone 202-842-4444, Fax 202-842-3860
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Back to School on Civil Rights--Advancing the Federal Government To Leave No Child Behind
DATE: January 25, 2000
CONTACT: National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, N.W., Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20004-1107, Website http://www.ncd.gov, Phone 202-272-2004, Fax 202-272-2022
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Back To School: A Health Care Strategy For Youth
AUTHORS: James A. Morone, Elizabeth H. Kilbreth and Kathryn M. Langwell
DATE: 2001
CONTACT: George Washington University, Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, Website www.healthinschools.org
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Baltimore Region Elderly Activity Patterns and Travel Characteristics Study
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: The National Transit Resource Center, 1341 G Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, Website www.ctaa.org/ntrc, Email resources@ctaa.org, Phone 1-800-527-8279, Fax 202-737- 9197
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Berkeley Center for Independent Living
URL: http://www.cilberkeley.org
DESCRIPTION: The Center for Independent Living (CIL) is a national leader in helping people with disabilities live independently and become productive, fully participating members of society. The staff and board, most of whom have disabilities, are strongly committed to supporting others in their efforts towards self sufficiency. Since 1972 we have opened doors for over 200,000 people, who were traditionally viewed only as "patients", to help them leave institutions, set up independent living situations and hold jobs.

Board and Care Study
URL: http://reports/b&cweb.htm
DESCRIPTION: This data set gives information from interviews that included 509 operators, 1138 staff and 3257 residents from 385 licensed and 129 unlicensed board and care homes.

Bridging the Gaps Between Medicare and Medicaid: The Case of QMBs and SLMBs
AUTHORS: Margo L. Rosenbach and JoAnn Lamphere
DATE: January 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
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BRIEFING NOTE: Quality Management Practices in Medicaid Managed Care
AUTHORS: Bruce E. Landon and Arnold M. Epstein
DATE: February 2000
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 212-606-3800, Fax 212-606-3500
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Brookings Institution
URL: http://www.brookings.org
DESCRIPTION: In its research, The Brookings Institution functions as an independent analyst and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information of the public. In its conferences and activities, it serves as a bridge between scholarship and public policy, bringing new knowledge to the attention of decisionmakers and affording scholars a better insight into public policy issues.

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California's Undocumented Latino Immigrants: A Report on Access to Health Care Services
AUTHORS: Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Cynthia D. Good and Eric N. Gardner
DATE: May 1999
CONTACT: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Website www.kff.org, Phone 800-656-4533
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Can Aging Baby Boomers Avoid the Nursing Home? Long-Term Care Insurance for "Aging in Place"
AUTHORS: Barbara R. Stucki and Janemarie Mulvey
DATE: March 2000
CONTACT: American Council of Life Insurers, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20004-2599, Website www.acli.com, Phone 202-624-2131, Fax 202-624-2319
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Cancer Prevention: Novel Nutrient and Pharmaceutical Developments
AUTHORS: H. Leon Bradlow, Jack Fishman and Michael P. Osborne (Editors)
DATE: November 1999
CONTACT: New York Academy of Sciences, Publications, 2 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10021, Website www.nyas.org, Email publications@nyas.org, Phone 800-843-6927, Fax 212-888-2894
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Can't Afford to Get Sick: A Reality for Millions of Working Americans
DATE: October 1999
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 212-606-3800, Fax 212-606-3500
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Caregiver Network
URL: http://www.caregiver.on.ca
DESCRIPTION: Based in Toronto, Canada the goal of CNI is to be a national single information source to make your life as a caregiver easier. Caregiver Bulletin Board (in the Contact Us section) enables you to talk to other caregivers to find help and answers to questions. All links will grow and evolve as we accumulate more information and support from you wherever you live.

Caregiving PolicyDigest
URL: http://www.caregiver.org/pd/policy_digest.html
DESCRIPTION: This newsletter, from Family Caregiver Alliance's National Center on Caregiving, offers a fresh look at the rapidly changing environment of caregiving. Timely, relevant news reports keep you absolutely up-to-date on the latest developments in the field. Briefings on key legislation. News on innovative public programs. The latest on caregiving and long-term care policy at national and state levels. All in an easy-to-read, easy-to-access, FREE electronic newsletter delivered right to your desktop.

Caregiver: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal
AUTHORS: Beth Witrogen McLeod
DATE: March 1999
CONTACT: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158, Website http://www.wiley.com, Phone 1-800-225-5945
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CareGuide
URL: http://www.careguide.net
DESCRIPTION: CareGuide is a care management company dedicated to helping people at every stage of the aging process lead more comfortable, secure and independent lives. Through our national network of care managers, toll-free Support Center and Web site, CareGuide provides families with everything they need to assess, plan, manage and monitor the best care for their loved ones.

CarePathways
URL: http://www.CarePathways.com
DESCRIPTION: CarePathways.com is a World Wide Web community dedicated to optimizing a family's access to valid information and creditable services about senior care and housing options. It is their goal to educate families about the types of care options available in order to better understand what might be the best choice for aging loved ones. Access to the online databases facilitates the difficult search for home care, assisted living, retirement homes, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. The site offers support to help families identify their older loved one's needs and care requirements in order to make sound decisions about the best senior housing and care. The site's needs assessment provides a step-by-step assessment of an individual and family's needs that serves as a starting point in the planning and decision making process.

Case-Study Investigation of Charity Care and Essential Service Provision Following Hospital Conversion to For-Profit Status
AUTHORS: Deborah J. Chollet and Adele M. Kirk
DATE: September 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website research.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
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Cash Assistance in Transition: The Story of 13 States
AUTHORS: Sheila R. Zedlewski, Pamela A. Holcomb and Amy-Ellen Duke
DATE: December 1998
CONTACT: The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Website http://www.urban.org, Email paffairs@ui.urban.org, Phone 202-833-7200, Fax 202-429-0687
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Centenarians in the United States
AUTHORS: Constance A. Krach and Victoria A. Velkoff
DATE: July 1999
CONTACT: Bureau of the Census, Population Division, Washington, DC 20233, Email vvelkoff@census.gov, Phone 301-457-1371
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Center for Accessible Technology
URL: http://www.cforat.org
DESCRIPTION: The Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) began in 1983 as the Disabled Children's Computer Group, a cooperative effort by parents, professionals and people with disabilities to harness the emerging power of computer technology to aide children with disabilities. CforAT has grown to become a consumer-based technology resource and demonstration center for adults and children with disabilities, families, teachers, and professionals. Their purpose is to provide information and services supporting technology use that respects individual differences, encourages each person's right to make informed choices and builds the community's capacity to support the assistive technology user.

Center for Health Care Strategies
URL: http://www.chcs.org
DESCRIPTION: The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a nonprofit, policy resource center that promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. We achieve this objective by conducting policy analysis, testing model products and providing "real world" training and technical assistance to our key audiences: purchasers of publicly-financed health care, managed care organizations and consumer groups.

Center for Health Design
URL: http://www.healthdesign.org
DESCRIPTION: This nonprofit, nonmembership organization is working to make people's lives better by demonstrating that supportive building design can enhance health and well-being. Since 1988, they have mostly focused on hospitals, doctor's offices, nursing homes, and other health care facilities, but they are also concerned with other places where people live and work. Everyday, health care and design professionals from all over the world use them as a resource. Yet, their ideas about the relationship between quality health care and the built environment are not just for professionals. They are for anyone who is a patient, resident, or visitor in a health care facility.

Center for Long Term Care Financing
URL: http://www.centerltc.com
DESCRIPTION: This non-profit organization is dedicated to ensuring quality long-term care for all Americans by promoting public policy that targets scarce public resources to the neediest, while encouraging people who are young, healthy and affluent enough, to take responsibility for themselves.

Center for Medicare Education
URL: www.MedicareEd.org
DESCRIPTION: The Center for Medicare Education has an active website, filled with current information designed to help professionals and volunteers nationwide. The site features: (1) Examples of innovative tools and practices from around the country for educating Medicare beneficiaries. (2) Up-to-date listing of publications, websites, and referrals to other organizations. (3) Upcoming events, including training sessions, conferences, and other educational opportunities. (4) Opportunities for professionals to network and exchange information with their peers.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
URL: http://www.cbpp.org
DESCRIPTION: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low and moderate-income people.

Center on Human Policy
URL: http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/
DESCRIPTION: The Center on Human Policy is a Syracuse University based policy, research, and advocacy organization involved in the national movement to insure the rights of people with disabilities. Since its founding, the Center has been involved in the study and promotion of open settings (inclusive community opportunities) for people with disabilities.

Challenges and Options for Increasing the Number of Americans with Health Insurance
AUTHORS: Sherry A. Glied
DATE: January 2001
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 888-777-2744, Fax 212-606-3500
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Changes in Home Care Use by Older People With Disabilities: 1982-1994
AUTHORS: Korbin Liu, Kenneth G. Manton and Cynthia Aragon
DATE: January 2000
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website research.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
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Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents--1996
AUTHORS: N.A. Krauss and B.M. Altman
DATE: December 1998
CONTACT: HHS Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 501, Rockville, MD 20852, Website http://www.ahcpr.gov
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Child Health Toolbox
URL: http://www.ahrq.gov/chtoolbx
DESCRIPTION: The Child Health Toolbox is an online resource to help you measure how well child health programs perform. The measures given are based on sound research evidence. The Toolbox offers tips and tools for evaluating Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Title V maternal and child health programs, and other health care service programs for children.

Children Receiving SSI
AUTHORS: Clark Pickett
DATE: June 1999
CONTACT: Social Security Administration, ORES, 4-C-15 Operations Building, Baltimore, MD 21235, Website http://www.ssa.gov/statistics/ores_home.html, Email Clark.Pickett@ssa.gov, Phone 410-965-9016, Fax 410-597-0151
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Children's Health Under Medicaid: A National Review of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
AUTHORS: Jane Perkins, Kristi Olson and Tonya Pate
DATE: August 1998
CONTACT: National Health Law Program, Inc., 2639 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034, Website http://www.healthlaw.org, Email nhelp@healthlaw.org, Phone 310-204-6010, Fax 310-204-0891
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Choice Continues to Erode in 2002
AUTHORS: Marsha Gold and John McCoy
DATE: January 2002
CONTACT: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20024-2512, Website www.mathematica-mpr.com, Phone 202-484-9220, Fax 202-863-1763
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Chronic Care Management--A Toolbox for Action
AUTHORS: Mary Jane Osmick
DATE: June 1999
CONTACT: National Chronic Care Consortium, 8100 26th Avenue South, Suite 120, Bloomington, MN 55425, Website www.nccconline.org, Phone 612-858-8999, Fax 612-858-8982
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Clearinghouse on Welfare Policy and Disability
URL: http://www.welfare-policy.org
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Commonwealth Fund
URL: http://www.cmwf.org
DESCRIPTION: The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The Fund is dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, elderly people, low-income families, minority Americans, and the uninsured. The Fund’s two national program areas are improving health insurance coverage and access to care and improving the quality of health care services. An international program in health policy is designed to stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries. In its own community, New York City, the Fund makes grants to improve health care and enhance public spaces and services.

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
URL: http://www.c-c-d.org
DESCRIPTION: The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.

Construction of Weights for the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component
AUTHORS: J. Sommers, J. Bethel and P. Broene
DATE: August 1999
CONTACT: AHCPR Publications, P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907, Website www.ahcpr.gov, Phone 800-358-9295
DESCRIPTION:

Consumer Choice and Control: Personal Attendant Services and Supports in America
AUTHORS: Pamela J. Dautel and Lex Frieden
DATE: August 1999
CONTACT: Independent Living Research Utilization Program, 2323 South Shepherd, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77019, Website www.ilru.org, Email ilru@ilru.org, Phone 713-520-0232, Fax 713-520-5785
DESCRIPTION:

Contemporary Long Term Care
URL: http://www.cltcmag.com
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1978, Contemporary Long Term Care is the leading magazine for long term care managers. A four-color monthly with a circulation of about 42,000, it is published by Bill Communications, one of the nation's leading business-to-business publishing companies. We help our readers manage their businesses more efficiently, provide more homelike environments for their residents, and keep up with the latest news and trends in key areas including legislation, regulations, patient care, staff management, and revenue sources. We explore controversial issues. And we cover the human side of the business, from the emotionally charged relationships between caregivers and residents to the frustrations of dealing with dwindling resources, rising acuity levels, and ever-changing regulations.

Controlling the Supply of Long-Term Care Providers at the State Level
AUTHORS: Joshua M. Wiener, et al.
DATE: December 1998
CONTACT: The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Website http://www.urban.org, Email paffairs@ui.urban.org, Phone 202-833-7200, Fax 202-429-0687
DESCRIPTION:

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Data Base News in Aging
DATE: June 1999
CONTACT: Aging Studies Branch, International Program Center, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-8860, Email pop@census.gov, Phone 301-457-1371, Fax 301-457-1539
DESCRIPTION:

DATA DIGEST: The Trustees' Annual Report on the Status on the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund: 1999
AUTHORS: Craig Caplan, Normandy Brangan and David Gross
DATE: March 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
DESCRIPTION:

DATA DIGEST: Trends in Medicaid Long-Term Care Spending
AUTHORS: Barbara Coleman
DATE: January 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
DESCRIPTION:

Demography Is Not Destiny
AUTHORS: Robert B. Friedland and Laura Summer
DATE: January 1999
CONTACT: National Academy on an Aging Society, 1030 15th Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005-1503, Website www.agingsociety.org, Email info@agingsociety.org, Phone 202-408-3375, Fax 202-842-1150
DESCRIPTION:

Department of Housing and Urban Development
URL: http://www.hud.gov
DESCRIPTION: A decent, safe, and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American: Creating opportunities for homeownership; Providing housing assistance for low-income persons; Working to create, rehabilitate and maintain the nation's affordable housing; Enforcing the nation's fair housing laws; Helping the homeless; Spurring economic growth in distressed neighborhoods; Helping local communities meet their development needs.

Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
URL: http://wtw.doleta.gov
DESCRIPTION: The Employment and Training Administration seeks to build up the labor market through the training of the workforce and the placement of workers in jobs through employment services. This website is designed to direct adults, youth, dislocated workers, and workforce development professionals to information on these programs and services. Employers will find information on several areas, including tax credits and other hiring incentives, how to find and train employees, assistance with plant closures and downsizing, legislation text, and ETA grants and contracts. It also provides the most current ETA solicitation for grant applications (SGA), requests for proposals (RFPs), and the latest information from several National Programs.

Dependence of Safety Net Hospitals and Health Systems on the Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Programs
AUTHORS: Lynne Fagnani and Jennifer Tolbert
DATE: November 1999
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 212-606-3800, Fax 212-606-3500
DESCRIPTION:

Design and Methods of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component
AUTHORS: D.E.B. Potter
DATE: 1998
CONTACT: HHS Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 501, Rockville, MD 20852, Website http://www.ahcpr.gov
DESCRIPTION:

Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
URL: http://www.ddrcco.com
DESCRIPTION: The Center's Mission is "...to provide leading-edge services that create opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to participate fully in the community." Quality, dignity and choice are the values of DDRC. Visions of DDRC are: (1) be known for providing easy access to customer-centered, quality services. (2) be recognized locally and nationally as a leader in providing a quality work environment for all employees. (3) expand partnerships with the people we serve, providers, advocates, and community resources so services are an integral part of our communities. (4) help the people of Colorado accept people with disabilities and welcome them in every part of community life.

DIMENET
URL: http://www.tnet.com/dimenet/
DESCRIPTION: DIMENET is a national computer networking system that is accessible at multiple locations and provides access for communications and information sharing among individuals involved in the disability rights and independent living movements.

DISABILITY STATISTICS ABSTRACT: Is the Status of People with Disabilities Improving?
AUTHORS: H. Stephen Kaye
DATE: May 1998
CONTACT: Disability Statistics Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Room 340, San Francisco, CA 94118, Website http://dsc.ucsf.edu, Phone 415-502-5210, Fax 415-502-5208
DESCRIPTION:

Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries Under Age 65: A Review of State Efforts to Provide Access to Medicare Supplemental Insurance
AUTHORS: Nicole Tapay and Gerry Smolka
DATE: October 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website research.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
DESCRIPTION:

DisabledPerson.Com
URL: http://www.disABLEDperson.com
DESCRIPTION: DisabledPerson.Com are dedicated to producing top quality content for this online community. They look to provide a true and realistic depiction of disability and how individuals are coping. They intend on covering stories that deal with your disability either from a physical, emotional or a financial standpoint, including information about how individuals overcame adversity pertaining to their disability. Included on this site are featured articles, health tips, relevant disability news, resources, online chats, and employment opportunites.

Do Young Retirees and Older Workers Differ by Race?
AUTHORS: Lee Shirey and Laura Summer
DATE: December 2000
CONTACT: National Academy on an Aging Society, 1030 15th Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005, Website www.agingsociety.org, Email info@agingsociety.org, Phone 202-408-3375, Fax 202-842-1150
DESCRIPTION:

DORSEY HUGHES 19th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM--Managed Care, Medicare and Access to Care
DATE: August 12-14, 1999
CONTACT: Teach ‘Em, 160 East Illinois Street, Suite 300, Chicago, IL, Website http://bonus-books.com/teachempage1.html, Email teach'em@bonus-books.com, Phone 312-467-0424, Fax 312-467-9271
DESCRIPTION:

Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: Why Protection May Be in Jeopardy
AUTHORS: Becky Briesacher, Bruce Stuart and Dennis Shea
DATE: January 2002
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 1-888-777-2744, Fax 212-606-3500
DESCRIPTION:

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Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security, by State and County, 1996
DATE: January 2000
CONTACT: Social Security Administration, Office of Policy, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, 500 E Street, S.W., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20254, Website http://www.ssa.gov/policy, Email ores.publications@ssa.gov, Phone 202-358-6274
DESCRIPTION:

Effects of Merging Part A and Part B of Medicare
AUTHORS: Craig F. Caplan and David J. Gross
DATE: January 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
DESCRIPTION:

Efficacy of Special Education and Related Services
AUTHORS: Kenneth A. Kavale and Steven R. Forness
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: American Association on Mental Retardation, Website www.aamr.org, Email aamr@pmds.com, Phone 301-604-1340, Fax 301-206-9789
DESCRIPTION:

Emerging Disabilities Series: Disabling Childhood Asthma
AUTHORS: Thilo Kroll, Melinda T. Neri and Susan E. Palsbo
DATE: April 2001
CONTACT: NRH Center for Health & Disability Research, 1016 16th Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036-5724, Website nrhchdr.org, Phone 202-466-1900, Fax 202-466-1911
DESCRIPTION:

Employer-Sponsored Coverage: Changes in the Wind?
DATE: June 1999
CONTACT: Alliance for Health Reform, 1900 L Street, N.W., Suite 512, Washington, DC 20036, Website http://www.allhealth.org, Phone 202-466-5626, Fax 202-466-6525
DESCRIPTION:

EMTECH
URL: http://www.emTech.net
DESCRIPTION: This site lists over 12,000 resources organized by topic. Links can be submitted to the webmaster to increase their listings, and email/postal mail newletters are also available.

End-of-Life Care in Managed Care Organizations
AUTHORS: Peter D. Fox
DATE: July 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
DESCRIPTION:

Enforcing the Civil Rights of Air Travelers with Disabilities: Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and Congress
AUTHORS: National Council on Disability
DATE: February 26, 1999
CONTACT: National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, N.W. Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20004-1107, Website www.ncd.gov, Phone 202-272-2004, Fax 202-272-2022
DESCRIPTION:

Evaluating Service Coordination in Senior Housing in Ohio
AUTHORS: S. Lanspery and L.J. Weiss
DATE: 1998
CONTACT: Scripps Gerontology Center, 396 Upham Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, Fax 513-520-1476
DESCRIPTION:

Experts Meeting on Managed Care: People with Disabilities and Medicaid Managed Health Care Programs
DATE: March 1999
CONTACT: Independent Living Research Utilization Program, 2323 South Shepherd, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77019, Website www.ilru.org, Email ilru@ilru.org, Phone 713-520-0232, Fax 713-520-5785
DESCRIPTION:

Exploring Next-Generation Issues
DATE: January 21, 2000
CONTACT: National Chronic Care Consortium, 8100 26th Avenue South, Suite 120, Bloomington, MN 55425, Website www.nccconline.org, Phone 612-858-8999, Fax 612-858-8982
DESCRIPTION:

Extending the Effectiveness of Home Care for Elders Through Low-Cost Assistive Equipment
AUTHORS: Alison S. Gottlieb and Francis G. Caro
DATE: 2001
CONTACT: Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, 107 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, Website www.vnsny.org/hcri, Email hcri@vnsny.org, Phone 212-794-6300, Fax 212-794-6610
DESCRIPTION:

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FAAR: Financial Aspects of Aging Research
URL: www.FAAR.org
DESCRIPTION: FAAR.org is intended to serve is intended to serve researchers and practitioners in aging-related fields who do not have a background in financial matters. Materials included on the site have been selected by an Advisory Committee which includes noted researchers with extensive knowledge on finances and aging. Descriptions and links are provided for related websites.

FACCT Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
URL: http://www.facct.org/cahmi.html
DESCRIPTION: This web site is designed for anyone interested in measuring and improving health care quality for children and adolescents. The web site contains general information about the CAHMI--a national collaborative involving mor than 70 organizations--as well as detailed, technical information about: (a) the Promoting Healthy Development quality measurement set for children 0-4 years old; (b) the Young Adult Health Care quality measurement set for teenagers 14-18 years old; (c) the Children with Special Health Care Needs quality measurement set for children 0-13 years old; and, (d) CAHMI's work with states and consumers.

Faces of Medicare
AUTHORS: Marilyn Moon
DATE: September 1999
CONTACT: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Website www.kff.org, Phone 800-656-4533
DESCRIPTION:

Facility-level Outcome Performance Measures for Nursing Homes
AUTHORS: F. Porell and F.G. Caro
DATE: 1998
CONTACT: AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907, Website http://www.ahcpr.gov, Phone 800-358-9295
DESCRIPTION:

FACT SHEET: Long-Term Care Insurance
AUTHORS: Enid Kassner
DATE: May 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website http://research.aarp.org
DESCRIPTION:

FACT SHEET: Out-of-Pocket Spending on Health Care by Women Age 65 and Over in Fee-for-Service Medicare: 1998 Projections
AUTHORS: Mary Jo Gibson and Normandy Brangan
DATE: November 1998
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
DESCRIPTION:

FAST FACTS: Is There More or Less Choice?
AUTHORS: Thomas Kornfield and Marsha Gold
DATE: December 1999
CONTACT: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20024-2512, Website www.mathematica-mpr.com, Phone 202-484-9220, Fax 202-863-1763
DESCRIPTION:

Family Caregiver Alliance
URL: http://www.caregiver.org
DESCRIPTION: Family Caregiver Alliance is a support organization for caregivers. Here you'll find specialized information on Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, ALS and other disorders and long-term care concerns. Among its features for families, caregivers, professionals, policy makers and the media are: a Resource Center which includes an online support group, online caregiver consultation and community services; Ask FCA where you can post your caregiving questions to expert staff; and a Clearinghouse, with more than 30 Fact Sheets and 11 Reading Lists.

Family Involvement: Maximizing Rehabilitation Outcomes for Older Adults with a Disability
AUTHORS: Cynthia Stuen, et al.
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: The Lighthouse Catalog, Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022-1202, Website www.lighthouse.org, Phone 800-829-0500
DESCRIPTION:

Family Voices
URL: http://www.familyvoices.org
DESCRIPTION: Family Voices is a national, grassroots clearinghouse for information and education concerning the health care of children with special health needs. We stay on top of public and private sector health care changes that affect our children and families through the collective efforts of our families: a volunteer Coordinator in every state; 10 Regional Coordinators; and a small staff working in several locations around the country. Together, we share the expertise and experiences of families from around the country with state and national policymakers, the media, health professionals, and other families. We work in public and private hospitals, public health programs, in state capitals, in Washington, DC, serving on boards and task forces, working in partnership with health professionals and policymakers, bringing the family perspective to policy discussions and decisions. There are almost 40,000 Family Voices members - families of children with special health needs and friends and professionals who know and love our children.

Federal Expenditures on Children: 1960-1997
AUTHORS: Rebecca L. Clark, Rosalind Berkowitz King, Christopher Spiro and C. Eugene Steuerle
DATE: April 2001
CONTACT: Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Website http://www.urban.org, Email paffairs@ui.urban.org, Phone 202-833-7200, Fax 202-429-0687
DESCRIPTION:

Federal Laws and Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
DATE: July/August 1999
CONTACT: Family Voices, P.O. Box 769, Algodones, NM 87001, Website www.familyvoices.org, Email kidshealth@familyvoices.org, Phone 1-888-835-5669
DESCRIPTION:

Federal Standards for Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Implementing Protections Through the Federal Tax Code
AUTHORS: Nicole Tapay and Judith Feder
DATE: March 1999
CONTACT: Georgetown University Medical Center, Institute for Health Care Research and Policy, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 525, Washington, DC 20007, Phone 202-687-0880, Fax 202-687-3110
DESCRIPTION:

Federalism and Patient Protection: Changing Roles for State and Federal Government
AUTHORS: Jill A. Marsteller and Randall R. Bovbjerg
DATE: August 1999
CONTACT: The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, Website http://www.urban.org, Email paffairs@ui.urban.org, Phone 202-833-7200, Fax 202-429-0687
DESCRIPTION:

First Measured Century
ORIGINAL VIEWING DATE: 2001
CONTACT: PBS, Website www.pbs.org, Phone 877-727-7467
DESCRIPTION: Though history is often related in anecdotal terms, THE FIRST MEASURED CENTURY analyzes history through data and measurement. This statistical analysis reveals how the lives of everyday Americans changed over the last century. Discover a century where the United States went from half the size of the four biggest European nations to twice the size of all of them combined, and a nation of 50 million taking in 25 million immigrants in the course of two generations. Also witness the ever-changing flow of city populations, as America becomes the first majority suburban nation; a nation with less mobility today than in 1900; the sharp rise and slow fall of violent crime rates and the country's increasing wealth. A video and book are also available.

First Measured Century: An Illustrated Guide to Trends in America, 1900-2000
AUTHORS: Theodore Caplow, Louis Hicks and Ben J. Wattenberg
DATE: 2001
CONTACT: PBS, Website www.pbs.org, Phone 877-727-7467
DESCRIPTION:

From ADL to V.A.: A Glossary of Long-Term Care Terms
AUTHORS: Marisa A. Scala
DATE: March 1999
DESCRIPTION: Having adequate information about programs and services is important when trying to make decisions about long-term care. The first step along the path toward an informed decision is understanding the language being used by those in the field. The field of long-term care is complex, with many different terms and acronyms that can be confusing to outsiders--and insiders, for that matter! This glossary attempts to help you navigate the field by enabling you to familiarize yourself with some of the words that you may encounter. As with any dictionary however, this glossary is by no means complete. The field of long-term care is changing rapidly, adding new terms all the time. But this glossary will serve as a good starting point for making care decisions.
CONTACT: Ohio Department of Aging, 50 West Broad Street, Ninth Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-5928, ATTN: Communications, Phone 614-466-3253

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George Washington University, Center for Health Services Research and Policy
URL: http://www.gwu.edu/~chsrp
DESCRIPTION: The Center for Health Services Research and Policy (CHSRP – formerly the Center for Health Policy Research) conducts sponsored health services research and policy analysis on complex health policy issues. Founded in 1990, CHSRP is the major health services research center for The George Washington University Medical Center, and is located within the School of Public Health and Health Services. CHSRP identifies, monitors, and analyzes emerging issues in federal and state health law and policy and evaluates the effects of changing federal policies on health care access, quality, and cost at the state and local levels.

George Washington University, Institute for Health Policy, Outcomes and Human Values
URL: http://www.gwumc.edu/ihpohv
DESCRIPTION: The Institute is designed to bring together individuals engaged in research programs in areas such as bioethics, epidemiology, decision analysis, quality assessment and improvement, outcomes research, practice guideline development, behavioral sciences, economics, law, and medicine. The Institute administration provides a variety, of research support services and encourages, supports, and coordinates new areas of inquiry. Day-to-day research activities are organized within the Institute in Centers, each of which has a distinct yet related focus. This structure creates a critical mass of people with diverse but related interests and a balance between individual and small-group innovation and collaborative research. The Institute and its constituent Centers emphasize multidimensional and interdisciplinary research and education and seek to incorporate consumer, governmental and provider perspectives into shaping services that can optimally improve the health of individuals, groups, and communities.

Gerontological Society of America
URL: http://www.geron.org
DESCRIPTION: Their purpose is to provide researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers with expanded opportunities to understand, advance, integrate and use basic and applied research on aging to improve the quality of life during processes of aging.

Gerontologist
URL: http://gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org
DESCRIPTION: The Gerontologist is a bimonthly journal (first issue in February) of The Gerontological Society of America that provides a multidisciplinary perspective on human aging through the publication of research and analysis in gerontology, including social policy, program development, and service delivery. It reflects and informs the broad community of disciplines and professions involved in understanding the aging process and providing service to older people. Articles, including those in applied research, should report concepts and research findings, with implications for policy or practice. Contributions from social and psychological sciences, biomedical and health sciences, political science and public policy, economics, education, law, and the humanities are welcome. Brief descriptions of innovative practices and programs are appropriate in the Practice Concepts section.

GrantsNet
URL: http://www.grantsnet.org
DESCRIPTION: Young scientists looking for sources of support for research and advanced training in the biomedical sciences may want to take a look at GrantsNet, http://www.grantsnet.org. The newly launched site, sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, provides one-stop shopping for scientists looking for grants, fellowships and other sources of support. Use of the site is free, although it does require registration. Automatic e-mail notification of updates is available as an option for registered users.

Growth in Disability Benefits: Explanations and Policy Implications
AUTHORS: Kalman Rupp and David C. Stapleton (Editors)
DATE: 1998
CONTACT: W.E. Upjohn Institute, Publications Department, 300 South Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4686, Website http://www.upjohninst.org, Email publications@we.upjohninst.org, Phone 616-343-4330, Fax 616-343-7310
DESCRIPTION:

Growth in Medicare and Out-of-Pocket Spending: Impact on Vulnerable Beneficiaries
AUTHORS: Stephanie Maxwell, Marilyn Moon and Misha Segal
DATE: January 2001
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 888-777-2744, Fax 212-606-3500
DESCRIPTION:

Growth in Medicare Spending: What Will Beneficiaries Pay?
AUTHORS: Marilyn Moon
DATE: May 1999
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 212-606-3800, Fax 212-606-3500
DESCRIPTION:

Guide to Consent
AUTHORS: Robert D. Dinerstein, Stanley S. Herr and Joan L. O'Sullivan (Editors)
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: American Association on Mental Retardation, Website www.aamr.org, Email aamr@pmds.com, Phone 301-604-1340, Fax 301-206-9789
DESCRIPTION:

Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare, 2000
DATE: March 2000
CONTACT: Health Care Financing Administration, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, Website www.medicare.gov, Phone 1-800-633-4227
DESCRIPTION:

Guide to Medi-Cal Managed Care for People with Developmental Disabilities, their Families and Professionals
AUTHORS: Lourdes Rivera and Dawn Brewer
DATE: April 1999
CONTACT: National Health Law Program, Inc., 2639 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034, Website http://www.healthlaw.org, Email nhelp@healthlaw.org, Phone 310-204-6010, Fax 310-204-0891
DESCRIPTION:

Guide to Retirement Living
URL: http://www.retirement-living.com
DESCRIPTION: The Guide to Retirement Living is a full-color magazine that includes detailed listings of every retirement living option in Metropolitan Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware.

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Hartford Foundation
URL: http://www.jhrtfound.org
DESCRIPTION: The John A. Hartford Foundation is a committed champion of health care, training, research and service system innovations that will ensure the well-being and vitality of older adults. Its overall goal is to increase the nation's capacity to provide effective, affordable care to its rapidly increasing older population. Today, the Foundation is America's leading philanthropy with a sustained interest in aging and health.

Harvard Conference on American Health Care Proceedings
DATE: November 2000
CONTACT: Harvard Conference on American Health Care, 126 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, Phone 617-720-9545, Fax 617-720- 9507
DESCRIPTION:

Harvard Medical School
URL: http://www.med.harvard.edu
DESCRIPTION: The Harvard Faculty of Medicine conducts research in a score of locations around Boston. Six academic basic science departments are housed in and around the 1906 quadrangle that is the nucleus of Harvard Medical School. But many of the faculty appointed to these departments are based at the 17 Teaching Hospitals and Other Affiliated Institutions that constitute Harvard Medical Center. Here, 44 clinical departments conduct vast amounts of basic and clinical research. The Quad area also houses two social science departments and the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, a joint venture with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a major HMO. Ph.D. research training programs are offered through the Division of Medical Sciences and information for potential applicants is available at Education & Admissions.

HCFA Publication Mailing List
URL: http://hcfa.fu.com/mailinglist
DESCRIPTION: Each year, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) publishes new and revised HCFA publications. These publications help Medicare beneficiaries and their families make informed health care decisions. To improve the quality of bulk shipment to our partners and agents, HCFA is launching a new mailing address initiative. This website will be used to enable organizations and companies to update contact and mailing address information as well as maintain publications ordering information themselves, and as often as needed. HCFA will begin using this web site as the primary means of maintaining mailing address and publications ordering information for bulk shipment of new or revised HCFA publications beginning December 2000.

Health Advocates' Guide to the Internet
AUTHORS: Francis Cheng
DATE: September 1999
CONTACT: National Health Law Program, Inc., 2639 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034, Website www.healthlaw.org, Email nhelp@healthlaw.org, Phone 310-204-6010, Fax 310-204-0891
DESCRIPTION:

Health Affairs
URL: http://www.healthaffairs.org
DESCRIPTION: Health Affairs is known for its ability to stay on the leading edge of health policy issues and to inform and influence health policy discussions at key junctures. For example, the thematic issue on prescription drugs in March/April 2000 was widely quoted and disseminated in recent debates on changes in Medicare's prescription drug policy, which many experts believe will be a hot issue topic during the new administration. An edition examining key health insurance coverage issues was released in January 2001, in time for use by the new Congress and Administration. Other future thematic topics on cutting-edge issues include the use of the Internet and health; medical innovation; and nonmedical determinants of health.

Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, The Challenge
DATE: January 2000
CONTACT: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 350 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, Website www.josseybass.com, Phone 888-378-2537, Fax 800-605-2665
DESCRIPTION:

Health and Mortality: A Concise Report
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: United Nations Publications, Sales and Marketing Section, Rm. DC2-0853, Dept. A177, New York, NY 10017, Website http://www.un.org/publications, Email publications@un.org, Phone 800-253-9646, Fax 212-963-3489
DESCRIPTION:

Health Care Access for Deaf Persons
AUTHORS: S. Barnett and P. Franks
DATE: June 1998
CONTACT: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, Website http://www.ntis.gov, Phone 800-553-6847
DESCRIPTION:

Health Care Financing Administration--Medicaid Information
URL: http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/medicaid.htm
DESCRIPTION: Medicaid is a jointly-funded, federal-state health insurance program for certain low-income and needy people. It covers approximately 36 million individuals including children, the aged, blind, and/or disabled, and people who are eligible to receive federally assisted income maintenance payments. This is the Center for Medicaid and State Operations Internet Information site. It has been specifically designed to help you locate the information you are looking for as easily and quickly as possible.

Health Care Financing Administration--Medicare Information
URL: http://www.medicare.gov
DESCRIPTION: Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people 65 years of age and older, some disabled people under 65 years of age, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant). This site provides information on a variety of Medicare issues, including enrollment and benefits, basic information and publications.

Health Care Glossary
DATE: June 1999
CONTACT: Alliance for Health Reform, 1900 L Street, NW, Suite 512, Washington, DC 20036, Website http://www.allhealth.org, Phone 202-466-5626, Fax 202-466-6525
DESCRIPTION:

Health Care Market Competition in Six States: Implications for the Poor
AUTHORS: John Holahan, Joshua Wiener and Susan Wallin
DATE: December 1998
CONTACT: The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Website http://www.urban.org, Email paffairs@ui.urban.org, Phone 202-833-7200, Fax 202-429-0687
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Health Care of Children in Out-of-Home Care: A Survey of State Child Welfare Commissioners
AUTHORS: Ellen Sittenfeld Battistelli
DATE: 1998
CONTACT: Child Welfare League of America, P.O. Box 2019, Annapolis Jct, MD 20701-2019, Website www.cwla.org/pubs, Email cwla@pmds.com, Phone 800-407-6273, Fax 301-206-9789
DESCRIPTION:

Health Insurance Association of America
URL: http://www.hiaa.org
DESCRIPTION: The Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) is the nation's most prominent trade association representing the private health care system. Its 300 members provide health, long-term care, disability, dental, and supplemental coverage to more than 123 million Americans, as well as services and products for the industry. Its primary purpose is to advocate on behalf of the industry in the states and in the nation's capital. It also is the nation's premier provider of self-study courses on health insurance and managed care.

Health Literacy: Advancing Public Policy
DATE: August 2000
CONTACT: Pfizer Inc., 235 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017-5775
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Health Pages
URL: http://www.thehealthpages.com
DESCRIPTION: Health Pages is an online consumer health care service. We publish reader-friendly information on general health care topics and community-specific comparative information on physicians, hospitals, allied health professionals and health plans. Consumers can search our national database of over 500,000 physicians and compare doctors in any specialty according to their experience, hospital affiliations, office services and fees. Health Pages also incorporates the provider directories of over 300 managed care plans into our physician superdirectory, which allows consumers to determine what plans each doctor is affiliated with. The library of articles on such topics as prostate cancer, managed care, Medigap insurance policies, weight loss centers or maternity care are applicable nationwide. What differs from city to city is the comparative provider information.

Health Policy for Low-Income People in Oregon
AUTHORS: Michael S. Sparer
DATE: September 1999
CONTACT: The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, Website http://www.urban.org, Email paffairs@ui.urban.org, Phone 202-833-7200, Fax 202-429-0687
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Health Services Research
URL: http://www.hsr.org/Main.cfm
DESCRIPTION: This multidisciplinary journal provides those engaged in research, public policy formulation, and health care administration, with advance information on new trends and the latest techniques of research and evaluation, enabling them to take advantage of current and significant research. Health Services Research is published six times a year for the Research and Educational Trust.

Health, United States, 1999
DATE: September 1999
CONTACT: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 1064, Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003, Website www.cdc.gov/nchswww/products/pubs/pubd/hus/hus.htm, Email nchsquery@cdc.gov, Phone 301-436-8500
DESCRIPTION:

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
URL: http://www.himss.org
DESCRIPTION: The society represents the interests of healthcare professionals from a variety of contexts: hospitals, corporate systems, clinical practices, vendors and consultants. Its members are pioneers in developing and implementing emerging technologies in information and management systems.

HealthFinder
URL: http://www.healthfinder.gov
DESCRIPTION: HealthFinder is a free guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HealthFinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

Healthy People 2010: Conference Edition, Volumes I and II
DATE: January 2000
CONTACT: ODPHP Communications Support Center, P.O. Box 37366, Washington, DC 20013-7366, Website www.health.gov/healthypeople, Phone 301-468-5960
DESCRIPTION: Includes the publications "Understanding and Improving Health," "Objectives for Improving Health," and "Tracking Healthy People 2010." Explains the context, goals, background, and Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010. Sets national objectives for the decade to increase the length and quality of healthy life and eliminate health disparities for all Americans.

Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health
DATE: January 2000
CONTACT: US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, Website www.health.gov/healthypeople, Phone 202-512-1800
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Heart of Long-Term Care
AUTHORS: Rosalie Kane, Robert Kane and Richard Ladd
DATE: 1998
CONTACT: Oxford University Press, Order Department, 2001 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513, Website http://www.oup.co.uk, Phone 1-800-451-7556, Fax 919-677-1303
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Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
URL: http://hebrewrehab.org
DESCRIPTION: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged is a network of care for the elderly which sponsors a 725-bed long-term care facility in Boston, two apartment complexes for seniors--Jack Satter House in Revere and Goldie and Louis Trilling House in Randolph, the Center's Research and Training lnstitute in Boston, and Orchard Cove, a premier life-care community in Canton. The Center also offers services to the community, including Great Days for Seniors, an adult day health program at the Center, and Senior Assessment Services, offering assessment, consultation and treatment plans. The organization is dedicated to providing seniors with the highest quality of life through care, housing, research and training.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
URL: http://www.kff.org
DESCRIPTION: The Foundation is primarily an operating organization that develops and runs its own research and communications programs, often in partnership with outside organizations. The Foundation contracts with a wide range of outside individuals and organizations through its programs and also continues to make a small number of grants for unsolicited proposals each year. Through our in-house policy research and communications programs, and through contracts and grants, we work to provide reliable information in a health system in which the issues are increasingly complex and debate is often dominated by organized interests.

HHS Policy Information Center (PIC)
URL: http://aspe.hhs.gov/pic/index.cfm
DESCRIPTION: PIC is the central source of information on policy research and evaluations conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The PIC project information database and electronic reports library includes information on completed and in-progress studies and evaluations. It also includes selected projects conducted by other federal agencies that are related to HHS programs.

Home and Community-Based Services Resource Network
URL: http://www.hcbs.org
DESCRIPTION: The HCBS Resource Network is a partnership between the Federal Government, state agencies, and consumers. The mission of the Resource Network is to work with states, the disability and aging communities, and others who are committed to high quality consumer-directed services. The website assists in fulfilling our mission by facilitating communication between states and consumers in our Discussion Forum, providing seminal research and summaries on home and community-based services (HCBS) programs or initiatives, and providing important HCBS data.

How Financially Secure Are Young Retirees and Older Workers?
AUTHORS: Laura Summer
DATE: August 2000
CONTACT: National Academy on an Aging Society, 1030 15th Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005, Website www.agingsociety.org, Email info@agingsociety.org, Phone 202-408-3375, Fax 202-842-1150
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How Much Are Medicare Beneficiaries Paying Out-of-Pocket for Prescription Drugs?
AUTHORS: Mary Jo Gibson, Normandy Brangan, David Gross and Craig Caplan
DATE: September 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website research.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
DESCRIPTION:

How to Find Health Information on the Internet
AUTHORS: Bruce Maxwell
DATE: June 1998
CONTACT: Bruce Maxwell, Website http://bmaxwell.home.mindspring.com, Email bmaxwell@mindspring.com, Phone 1-800-638-1710
DESCRIPTION:

Human Services Research Institute
URL: http://www.hsri.org
DESCRIPTION: In the fields of developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health and child welfare HSRI works to: (1) Assist human service organizations and systems to develop support systems for children, adults, and families; (2) Enhance the participation of individuals and their families to shape policy and service practices; (3) Improve the capacity of systems, organizations, and individuals to cope with the changes in fiscal, administrative, and political realities; (4) Expand the use of research and evaluation to guide policy and practice.

Hypertension: A Common Condition for Older Americans
AUTHORS: Kristen Kilker
DATE: October 2000
CONTACT: National Academy on an Aging Society, 1030 15th Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005, Website www.agingsociety.org, Email info@agingsociety.org, Phone 202-408-3375, Fax 202-842-1150
DESCRIPTION:

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Improving Health Care Outcomes of Patients Who Are Obese
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: Medicom International, Inc., 66 Palmer Avenue (Suite 49), Bronxville, NY 10708, Website www.MedicomInt.com, Phone 914-337-7878
DESCRIPTION:

Income of Disabled--Worker Beneficiaries
AUTHORS: Susan Grad, Marcelino Garcia, Celine Houget and Emil Loomis
DATE: January 2001
CONTACT: Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics, 500 E Street, S.W., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20254-0001, Website http://www.ssa.gov/policy, Email ores.publications@ssa.gov, Phone 202-358-6274
DESCRIPTION:

Independent Living Research Utilization
URL: http://www.ilru.org
DESCRIPTION: The ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) program is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living. Its goal is to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to improve utilization of results of research programs and demonstration projects in this field. It is a program of TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research), a nationally recognized medical rehabilitation facility for persons with disabilities.

Individualizing Medicare
AUTHORS: Deborah J. Chollet
DATE: May 1999
CONTACT: National Academy of Social Insurance, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 615, Washington, DC, 20036-1904, Website www.nasi.org, Email nasi@nasi.org, Phone 202-452-8097, Fax 202-452-8111
DESCRIPTION:

Institute for Health Policy Solutions
URL: http://www.ihps.org
DESCRIPTION: The Institute for Health Policy Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded to develop creative and workable solutions to health system problems related to access, cost, and quality. Many of IHPS' projects involve the design of health insurance strategies that both achieve public interest objectives and are viable in the market. One area of particular interest and expertise is developing approaches that coordinate public and private sources for coverage of the uninsured. Another is joint purchasing organizations that give small firm employees and families a choice of health plans.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Gender and Aging--Mortality and Health
AUTHORS: Kevin Kinsella and Yvonne J. Gist
DATE: October 1998
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CONTACT: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Economics and Statistics Administration, Washington, DC 20233

Internet and E-Mail Resources on Aging
URL: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/jpostlst.html
DESCRIPTION: This edition lists over 650 resources on aging, ranging from research sites to Meals on Wheels sites. It is arranged by aging topic and continues to include discussion groups, commercial services, freenets, bulletin boards, as well as Web sites. Each URL is hot-linked to its site. There are internal document links. There is an alphabetical choice at the beginnings of both the "State and Local Services, Agencies, and Resources" section and the "Index."

INTERPSYCH: The Internet Mental Health Organization
URL: http://www.interpsych.org/
DESCRIPTION: InterPsych forums (aka mailing lists) are one way mental health and behavioural science professionals, students, and interested others keep up with discourse in their fields, as well as keeping up with each other. Monthly, you'll receive InterPsych's newsletter which will keep you informed of things going on around InterPsych, as well as inform you of other InterPsych tools and programs available to you in the fields of mental health and behavioural science. Like everything on the Internet, InterPsych is evolving. We look forward to your participation in the developing global community in cyberspace.

ISSUE BRIEF: Barriers to Integration
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: National Chronic Care Consortium, 8100 26th Avenue South, Suite 120, Bloomington, MN 55425, Website www.nccconline.org, Phone 612-858-8999, Fax 612-858-8982
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ISSUE BRIEF: Care Management: Policy Considerations for Original Medicare
AUTHORS: Lisa A. Foley
DATE: June 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
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ISSUE BRIEF: Examining the Links between Retirement and Health Insurance: Implications for Medicare Eligibility
AUTHORS: Nora S. Jones
DATE: March 1999
CONTACT: National Health Policy Forum, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20052, Website www.nhpf.org, Email nhpf@gwu.edu, Phone 202-872-1390, Fax 202-862-9837
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ISSUE BRIEF: HIPAA as a Regulatory Model: Early Experiences and Future Prospects
AUTHORS: Karl Polzer
DATE: March 1999
CONTACT: National Health Policy Forum, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20052, Website www.nhpf.org, Email nhpf@gwu.edu, Phone 202-872-1390, Fax 202-862-9837
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ISSUE BRIEF: Long-Term Care in New York: Innovation in Care for Elderly and Disabled People
AUTHORS: Susan Raetzman and Susan Joseph
DATE: September 1999
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 212-606-3800, Fax 212-606-3500
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ISSUE BRIEF: Margins As Measures: Gauging Hospitals' Financial Health
AUTHORS: Karen Matherlee
DATE: March 1999
CONTACT: National Health Policy Forum, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20052, Website www.nhpf.org, Email nhpf@gwu.edu, Phone 202-872-1390, Fax 202-862-9837
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ISSUE BRIEF: Medical Necessity and Evolving Standards of Care
AUTHORS: Lisa Sprague
DATE: April 1999
CONTACT: National Health Policy Forum, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20052, Website www.nhpf.org, Email nhpf@gwu.edu, Phone 202-872-1390, Fax 202-862-9837
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ISSUE BRIEF: Medicare Beneficiaries and Prescription Drug Coverage: Gaps and Barriers
AUTHORS: David Gross and Normandy Brangan
DATE: June 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website www.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
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ISSUE BRIEF: Medicare Competitive Pricing: Lessons Being Learned in Phoenix and Kansas City
AUTHORS: Nora S. Jones
DATE: November 1999
CONTACT: National Health Policy Forum, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20052, Website www.nhpf.org, Email nhpf@gwu.edu, Phone 202-872-1390, Fax 202-862-9837
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ISSUE BRIEF: Out-of-Pocket Spending on Health Care by Medicare Beneficiaries Age 65 and Older: 1999 Projections
AUTHORS: David Gross and Normandy Brangan
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: American Association of Retired Persons, Public Policy Institute, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20049, Website research.aarp.org, Phone 202-434-3890
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ISSUE BRIEF: Perspectives in Disability Prevention
AUTHORS: Cheryl Phillips
DATE: 1999
CONTACT: National Chronic Care Consortium, 8100 26th Avenue South, Suite 120, Bloomington, MN 55425, Website www.nccconline.org, Phone 612-858-8999, Fax 612-858-8982
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ISSUE BRIEF: Prescription Drug Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries: Coverage and Health Status Matter
AUTHORS: Bruce Stuart, Dennis Shea and Becky Briesacher
DATE: January 2000
CONTACT: The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, Website http://www.cmwf.org, Email cmwf@cmwf.org, Phone 1-888-777-2744, Fax 212-606-3500
DESCRIPTION: