States tackle the health insurance crisis - State Policy Watch - Brief Article

Healthcare Financial Management, April, 2003

CMS Intermediary and Carrier Directory (cms.hhs.gov/contacts/ incardir.asp)

CMS: State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Status Report and Contact Information (www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/ statepln.asp)

State Government Directories

State and Local Government on the Net (www.piperinfo.com/ state/index.cfm)

State Insurance Department Web Sites (www.naic.org/lregulator/ usamap.htm)

Federal Agencies and Research Organizations

Census Bureau (www.census.gov) provides national and state-level statistics on population, poverty, area profiles, and more.

Center for Studying Health System Change (www.hschange.com) offers reports on healthcare costs, coverage, emerging market trends, and more.

CMS Health Care Indicators (cms.hhs.gov/statistics/health-indicators/default.asp) contains data and analysis of recent trends in healthcare spending, employment, and prices and the anticipated direction and magnitude of healthcare cost changes.

Kaiser Family Foundation (www.kff.org) funds research to help inform policymakers and the public on key healthcare issues. Includes State Health Facts Online, a free resource that will be especially useful in identifying other key state resources (www.statehealthfacts.kff.org).

National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs) provides a wealth of healthcare-related data, including life expectancy, leading causes of death, hospital utilization, and key national indicators of well-being. Some data are available at the state level.

This report was prepared for hfm by the National Conference of State Legislatures' Health Policy Tracking Service (HPTS). For more information about HPTS, go to www.hpts.org/info.>

COPYRIGHT 2003 Healthcare Financial Management Association

COPYRIGHT 2003 Gale Group