State and Federal Government Resources

Bureau of Insurance (State Corporation Commission)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Medicare Contracting Reform Fact Sheet (PDF)

Commonwealth of Virginia (Official Home Page)

• State Web Site List (Index of state agencies and entities)

The Joint Commission

Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC, State Legislative Commission)

Office of the Governor

• Governor's Health Information Technology Spotlight

• Secretary of Health & Human Resources

Official Federal Government Information (via US Government Printing Office)

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• Healthcare 411 (News Series from AHRQ)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. Congress ("Thomas," Legislative Information)

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

• Hospital Compare

• 2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines

U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award

Virginia Department of Health

• CLAS Act (Cultural & Linguistic Appropriate Standards)

Virginia Department of Health Professions

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

• FAMIS (Virginia's Health Insurance Programs for Children & Pregnant Women)

Virginia General Assembly (Home Page)

Virginia General Assembly's Legislative Information System (Bill Tracking)