- Healthcare.gov, healthcare.gov (all state exchanges can be accessed through the federal site)
- The Veterans Administration
- State Insurance Department websites
- State Attorney General’s Office
- The Administration for Community Living (formerly Area on Aging) has an “eldercare locator” tool (go to aoa.gov, or call 800 677-1116)
There are many resources, national, state, and local, that can provide information or assistance to consumers.
Always conduct an internet search on specific topics to determine if other resources are available.
- Medicare web site, medicare.gov
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cms.gov
- Mymedicare.gov (if you are on Medicare, create your personal account)
- Center for Medicare Advocacy, medicareadvocacy.org
- Medicare Rights Center, medicarerights.org
- Insurance company websites
- Info-line for information on local resources, 211 or 211.org
- Disease-specific support groups, Cancer Society, Leukemia Society, Heart Association, etc.
- FairHealth: Consumer Cost Lookup, fairhealthconsumer.org
- Hospital websites