LibGuides: Public Health: Medicare and Medicaid

Medicare

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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US federal agency which administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Health Expenditures
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) State Health Facts
This category includes information about states' aged and disabled Medicare beneficiaries, such as enrollment, demographics (such as age, gender, race/ethnicity), spending, other sources of health coverage, managed care participation, and use of services.
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Designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states, Statehealthfacts.org provides data on more than 500 health topics and is linked to other KFF sites.
Medicare
Medicare.gov is a consumer beneficiary Website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, and contact information.
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Medicare.gov is a consumer beneficiary Website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, and contact information.
Myth vs. Fact: Affordable Care Act and Medicare
A "factsheet" from the Democratic Policy and Communications Center regarding Republican myths about the ACA and Medicare. ALERT: This is considered a bias source, but it does provide some citation pointers to look up areas of the Affordable Care Act.

News sources provide current and local information, but they can be prone to bias, insufficient fact checking, and contain incomplete or exaggerated information. Read with caution.