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MASSACHUSETTS
800-Age-Info
(800) 243-4636
www.800ageinfo.com
800 Age Info is a joint partnership between the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and Mass Home Care Association. It is designed to assist consumers and families as well as professionals seeking information and resources on eldercare services. The site lists information on approximately 40,000 services and programs in Massachusetts for elders.
Health Care for All
(617) 350-7279
www.hcfama.org
Health Care for All empowers consumers in Massachusetts to know more about the health care system and become involved in changing it. HCFA’s work combines policy analysis, information referral, personal and legal advocacy, community organizing and public education.
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
(617) 573-1600
www.mass.gov/
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services oversees all health services divisions for the Commonwealth.
Massachusetts Office of Medicaid
(617) 210-5000
www.state.ma.us/dma
The Office of Medicaid manages the MassHealth program. This site contains information on MassHealth for applicants, members, researchers, providers, and small businesses.
Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy
(617) 988-3100
www.state.ma.us/dhcfp/
The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy files evaluations of the MassHealth program among other topics with the state legislature. Links to these evaluations are available under the policy topics on the website.
MassLegalServices
masslegalservices.org
MassLegalServices is an internet collaboration of the Massachusetts civil legal aid community, offering resources about legal issues facing lower-income Massachusetts residents. The site contains extensive legal and legislative information about MassHealth and other health programs for low-income Massachusetts residents.
MassMedLine
(866) 633-1617
www.massmedline.com
The MassMedLine program is a public-private partnership between the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. MassMedLine offers a toll-free hotline for Massachusetts citizens who have trouble paying for prescription drugs to help them utilize existing government assistance, benefit programs, and discount cards to reduce drug prices.
MassResources.org
www.massresources.org
MassResources.org is a web site that provides detailed information about the many types of assistance available to those in need living in Massachusetts. It provides practical information on what benefits are available, eligibility requirements, how to apply, benefit amounts, and answers to commonly asked questions.
Serving Health Information Needs of Elders (SHINE) Program
(800) 243-4636
http://www.seniorconnection.org/shine.htm
The SHINE Program helps elderly and disabled adults understand their Medicare and MassHealth benefits and other health insurance options. The SHINE Program ensures that elderly and disabled people have access to unbiased and up-to-date information about their health care options.
NATIONAL
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(301) 427-1364
www.ahrq.gov
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQ’s research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.
Center for Health Care Strategies
(609) 895-8101
www.chcs.org
The Center for Health Care Strategies promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. CHCS directs the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Medicaid Managed Care initiative.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
www.cbpp.org
A policy organization that conducts research and analysis on proposed budget and tax policies, with a focus on the needs of low-income families and individuals, including federal Medicaid policy.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(877) 267-2323
www.cms.gov
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS is the federal agency that runs Medicaid and provides guidelines and funding to state programs. This site contains information for professionals, state governments, and consumers.
Families USA
(202) 628-3030
www.familiesusa.org
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. This website contains a section devoted to Medicaid and children’s health and how government decisions affect programming.
Kaiser Family Foundation
(650) 854-9400
www.kff.org
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. The site provides information and analysis on health care coverage and access for the low-income population, with a special focus on Medicaid's role and coverage of the uninsured.
Medicaid Matters
www.medicaidmatters2005.org
Medicaid Matters offers a ready-to-use toolkit of messages, materials and
dissemination ideas to people across the country working to protect Medicaid
in state and national policy arenas.
National Association of State Medicaid Directors
(202) 682-0100
www.nasmd.org
The National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) is a bipartisan, professional, nonprofit organization of representatives of state Medicaid agencies (including the District of Columbia and the territories). The primary purposes of NASMDF are: to serve as a focal point of communication between the states and the federal government and to provide an information network among the states on issues pertinent to the Medicaid program.
National Association of State Budget Officers
www.nasbo.org
The professional organization for all state budget officers of the fifty states
and U.S. territories. NASBO publishes useful information and analyses of state
budgets, including information about state Medicaid programs.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
www.cdc.gov/nchs/
NCHS is a rich source of information about America’s health. As the nation’s principal health statistics agency, they compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the country. They are a unique public resource for health information, public health, and health policy.
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PhRMA):
(888) 4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669)
www.pparx.org
For information on the range of prescription assistance programs offered by pharmaceutical companies, call 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669).
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(888) 631-9989
www.rwjf.org
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a philanthropy devoted to health and healthcare in the United States. Access to care and quality of care are two of their major program areas including research and programs on access to care for low-income individuals.
The Urban Institute
(202) 833-7200
www.urban.org
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. It provides information and analysis to public and private decision makers to help them address these challenges and strives to raise citizen understanding of the issues and tradeoffs in policy making. The Health Policy Center studies state Medicaid reforms, among a large number of topics.
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