By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
Many online resources are out there to help you understand what’s in the Health Policy legislation, as well as details on Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs. Here is a sampling of helpful websites:
Association of Health Care Journalists: Includes links to documents, sources, stories, tips from journalists, timelines, etc.
A 9-minute Health Policy explainer cartoon from Kaiser Family Foundation:
Department of Health and Human Services information about the new regulations coming to implement reform. Main page also has links to more information about the law and also a section where you can find out what insurance plans are available in your area and approximately how much they cost:
Kaiser Family Foundation: Information on employer health care costs, Medicare Medicaid, Health Policy law and a variety of other topics. | Reform page | KFF state health facts page | KFF summary of law
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Congressional Budget Office health page
Alliance for Health Policy, which includes a sourcebook for journalists with names and phone numbers for sources on a wide variety of health care related topics.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, an independent Congressional agency that examines Medicare spending.
State info
National Governors Association
