Quality Health Care

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Child & Adolescent Health

Information about research on quality health services for children.
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Beyond 50.02: A Report to the Nation on Trends in Health Security

This report, the second in AARP's series, sheds a strong light on the health and health care of America's midlife and older populations, revealing a portrait of health and well-being, health coverage, affordability of care, quality of care and informed decision-making.
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Center for Disability Issues & the Health Professions at Western University of Health Sciences

Organization aims to enhance health professions education and to improve access for people with disabilities to health, health education and health care services.

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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Disability Page

Information and links to CDC's work with birth defects and developmental disabilities, prevention of disabling injuries and the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities.

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Community Health Center Grants

$155 million in grants authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have been released to support Community Health Centers across the country. These New Access Point grants will help provide health services to 750,000 Americans and create 5,500 jobs. Find a health center in your state.

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Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS)

Questionnaires and reporting formats that can be used to collect and report information about the experiences of consumers enrolled in health plans.

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Find A Health Center

Federally-funded health centers care for you, even if you have no health insurance. You pay what you can afford based on your income. There are health centers in most cities and many rural areas.
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Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) guide for choosing plans, doctors, treatments, hospitals, and long term care.
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Health Care Resources from HRSA

Health care resources for women, children, people living with HIV/AIDS, health professionals and others from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
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Hospital Compare

This tool provides information on how well hospitals care for all their adult patients relating to certain conditions or procedures. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide.
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National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment

Helps organizations enroll seniors and younger adults with disabilities with limited means into the benefits programs for which they are eligible so that they can remain healthy and improve the quality of their lives.
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Need for Action on Health Reform Highlighted in New Report

Americans expressed serious concerns regarding health care in a new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report, Americans Speak on Health Reform: Report on Health Care Community Discussions, summarizes comments from the thousands of Americans who hosted and participated in Health Care Community Discussions across the country and highlights the need for immediate action to reform health care.

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  • The White House
  • USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal.