Federal Government Sites

Thomas	This site is best for monitoring Congressional activities, including pending legislation, House & Senate member directories and committee assignments, and enacted Public Laws. Includes links to other governmental branches and key federal agencies.**
HealthCare Financing Administration	This is the official web site for the Health Care Financing Administration and is useful in monitoring the agency’s activities, including its implementation of HIPAA.
Health & Human Services	This is the official web site for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Government Printing Office	This Government Printing Office site provides links to the U.S. Code and the Federal Register.**
General Accounting Office	This is the official web site for the General Accounting Office which makes agency reports to Congress.
Internal Revenue Service	This is the Internal Revenue Service home page. Links to other information concerning taxes and tax policy, the IRS Code, and regulations.
U.S. Treasury	This is the official site of the U.S. Treasury.
Code of Federal Regulation	This site includes the entire Code of Federal Regulations. It is useful for studying regulations currently in place.
U. S. Law Code	This site contains the entire U.S Law Code. It can be searched with a variety of parameters
Medicare Commission	This is the official site of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare. It contains reports of all meetings, along with a list of Commissioners.
Office of Inspector General	The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General makes a variety of information available on this site.
Senate Republican Policy Committee	This site includes policy papers of the Senate Republican Policy Committee.
Federal Register	The Federal Register is searchable on a variety of parameters.
Medicare+Choice	HCFA has established this web site in hopes of providing information to Medicare Beneficiaries and M+C participants.
FedWorld	This web site, maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, provides useful links to a variety of federal sources.**
Library of Congress	This Library of Congress Resource Page provides links to several useful federal web sites.**
Agency for Health Policy & Research	The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research includes federal government initiatives with states and other healthcare organizations. Good research site.
Centers for Disease Control	This is the official web site for the Centers for Disease Control. Particularly useful is its “Data and Statistics” section which leads to “Fastats,” a quick resource for statistical information on different diseases and illnesses.
U.S. Census Bureau	This is the official web site for the U.S. Census Bureau and has useful links to statistical information.
Congressional Directory	This Congressional Directory includes staff listings, meetings, and communication techniques.
Department of Labor	This is the official web site for the Department of Labor and is a good source for ERISA information.
Federal Elections Commission	This is the official web site for the Federal Elections Commission.
FedStats	The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this website which leads to statistical information of more than 70 federal agencies.
The Whitehouse	This is the official website of the White House. It provides easy access to key executive branch documents and links to other federal agencies and commission sites.