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Insurance
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Eldercare Locator 
 This database is designed "to link older adults and their caregivers to unbiased information and assistance resources at the state and community level." Features "information and assistance resources for legal services, elder abuse prevention, health insurance counseling, prescription assistance, and the long term care ombudsman program." Searchable by city, county, and ZIP code. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx Topics: Families, Long-term Care, Mental Conditions, Senior Health, Seniors Last updated Jan 22, 2009 Families USA
The Web site for a "a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans." Includes news; guides, kits, and other tools for advocates; position papers; related links; and more. Searchable. Some material available in Spanish. http://www.familiesusa.org/ Topics: Health, Health Costs & Insurance, Long-term Care Last updated Feb 22, 2004 Insure.com
This site for "self-directed insurance shoppers" offers quotes from insurance companies. Information includes company address, policy information, benefit analysis, plan guidelines, premiums, the latest A.M. Best, Duff & Phelps, Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Weiss Research, Inc. ratings, and ability to apply online. Includes term life, life, auto, medical, Medicare, long-term care, homeowner and renter's, dental, disability, annuities, and travel insurance. http://www.insure.com/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Investing, Long-term Care, Senior Health Last updated Jun 12, 2004 LIFE [Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education]
LIFE "is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping consumers make smart insurance decisions to safeguard their families’ financial futures. The main topics we address in our educational efforts are life, disability, long-term care and health insurance." Each section includes descriptions and sources of various types of insurance coverage, and the site has calculators and a glossary. From an insurance trade organization. http://www.lifehappens.org/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Health, Investing, Long-term Care Last updated May 26, 2008 MedlinePlus: End of Life Issues
Includes information on coping, advanced care planning, feeding tubes and ventilators, health care choices, palliative care, finances, funeral arrangements, and "What To Do Before and After the Moment of Death." Some material in Spanish. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endoflifeissues.html Topics: Death & Dying, Long-term Care Last updated May 15, 2005 SeniorLaw
This site contains links and a searchable database of information and resources on topics such as case law, Medicaid, Medicare, Elderlaw attorneys, social security, wills and trusts, nursing home law, long term care insurance and elder abuse and neglect. You can search recent Federal court decisions, statutes and regulations, and articles pertinent to the field of Elder law. Also contains links to some of the best general sites on Eldercare and resources for seniors on the web. Excellent site from this New York law firm. http://www.seniorlaw.com/ Topics: Long-term Care, Senior Health Last updated May 3, 2004 |
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