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Researching health-care issues has never been more easy--or difficult. There are literally millions of health-related web sites online. As a service, we have categorized many useful sites that pertain to the general health-care topics of cost, quality and access, particularly in New York State. Click a category on the left, and a summary of related sites will appear on the right.

Categories

Health Care and Insurance Law

State Government and Government Affiliated Organizations

Federal Government Departments and Agencies

Medical Research Publications

Advocacy Groups for Those Who Buy Care Coverage

Advocacy Groups for those Who Provide Health Services

Advocacy Groups Related to Illnesses and Other Consumer Groups

Quality Assurance/Rating Organizations

Research Institutions and Health Care Industry Data Providers

Search Engines

Wire Services/Online News Providers

New York State Daily Newspapers

New York State Business Journals

National Daily Newspapers

National Business/Trade Publications

National News Magazines

National Broadcast Media

Search Engines

Healthfinder
Users may browse information available through several academic, non-profit and government-sponsored organizations on topics such as the federal Medicare program, public health and safety issues and personal health information. Links to sites providing more detailed information (such as medical journals and databases) are also available.

HealthHippo
An interactive library containing information on a wide range of topics of interest to the health care industry. Users gain access to government regulations, public and private research reports, current news articles and links to other web sites on a wide variety of topics including consumer issues, insurance issues, provider issues, and public health and safety issues.

Internet Grateful Med
IGM is a search engine sponsored by the National Library of Medicine that provides users with a comprehensive range of medical databases containing consumer health information. The site also provides users with research advice, points of contact for specific research questions and a gateway for ordering full-text versions of medical journal articles.

MeSH Headings
Provides users with Medical Subject Headings used to classify medical literature. Researchers having difficulty finding articles on specific subjects in major medical journals or search engines should consult this interactive index to obtain the most useful keywords to use in their searches.





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