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HELPFUL INFORMATION

Virginia Atlas of Community Health
http://vaatlas.vahealthycommunities.com/
Need data on your community? This is a free web-based application that includes population, economic and health indicators at the locality and ZIP code level. The community health status indicators include indicators of population demographics, births, mortality, disease, hospitalization, health insurance status, and other important measures of community health status.

Kaisernetwork.org
http://www.kaisernetworks.org
The web site, Kaisernetwork.org, provides quick access to timely, reliable, and non-partisan information on national health issues through daily news summaries, webcasts, transcripts, access to public opinion data, and much more.

Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/
The 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.

Medicaid
http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/
Detailed information about Medicaid benefits for Virginians.

Medicaid At A Glance
File: MedicaidProgram.pdf
Detailed information about Medicaid from the Department of Medical Assistance Services.

Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program
http://www.vda.virginia.gov/vicap2.asp
Individual insurance counseling assistance is available to Virginia seniors through the Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (VICAP). VICAP counselors at your local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) can help you resolve claims or billing problems. They can also assist you with filing for benefits, and sorting through complicated statements and notices. Trained VICAP counselors in communities across the state provide confidential assistance to individuals in their area free of charge.

Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage
http://covertheuninsured.org/stateguides/english/VA.pdf
This guide, compiled Families USA for Covertheuninsuredweek.org, helps answer questions that are useful when looking for health insurance in Virginia.

2-1-1 VIRGINIA
http://www3.irissoft.com/rich/advanced.asp
2-1-1 VIRGINIA connects people with free information on available community services. Dial 2-1-1 and a trained professional will listen to your situation and suggest sources of help using one of the largest databases of health and human services in Virginia.

Virginia Rural Health Resource Center
http://www.vrhrc.org/
VRHRC provides technical assistance, facilitates rural health research and collaborates with various public and private organizations to identify and address rural health issues in the Commonwealth, thus ensuring access to quality health care for all rural Virginians.

IN DEPTH RESEARCH

The Moral-Hazard Myth
File: MoralHazardMyth.doc
One of the great mysteries of politial life in the United States is why Americans are so devoted to their health care system. Six times in the past century, efforts have been made to introduce some kind of universal health insurance, and each time the efforts have been rejected. Instead, the United States has opted for a makeshift system of increasing complexity and dysfunction.

A Guide to Health Insurance Options for Small Businesses
http://gunston.doit.gmu.edu/chpre/SmallBusinessGuide/index.html
A guide to health insurance options for small businesses in Virginia.

Insuremorevirginians.org
www.insuremorevirginians.org
Web site for the State Planning Grant

Unintended Consequences: The Impact of New Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirements on Virginia's Children
File: DRAStudyUnintendedConsequencesFINAL52407.pdf
Study Brief regarding a study conducted by the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), has found that the new requirements have had a much broader impact than expected, adversely affecting thousands of citizen children since implementation in July 2006.

Virginia Rural Health Association
http://www.vrha.org/
The Virginia Rural Health Association (VRHA) is a not for profit organization that works to improve the health of Virginia 's rural residents. VRHA members provide care, plan for the delivery of care, and are consumers of health care services. They are individuals and families who desire and need high quality health services close to home.

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