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Top Web Picks
- MedlinePlus
- MedlinePlus covers doctors, specialists, hospitals, care facilities, health conditions, lab tests and surgical procedures. It's a great place to start.
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Doctors
- American Medical Association's Doctor Finder
- DoctorFinder provides you with basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States.
- AzDocFinder
- Links to doctor finders for each regulatory board.
- Arizona Medical Board
- Includes disciplinary history, educational background and office information.
- American Medical Association's DoctorFinder
- Locate a doctor in your area or check the credentials of your physician.
- Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors' DocFinder
- Look up licensing background and disciplinary information of physicians and health care practitioners around the country.
- Doctors and Dentists Directory for Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
- Contact information, links to web sites and fields of practice for doctors and dentists in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
- Quackwatch
- A guide to health fraud, false advertising, and intentional deception.
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Hospitals & Care Facilities
- Arizona Department of Health Services Facility Search
- Find licensed audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, group homes, hspice centers, midwives and more.
- Hospital Compare
- Information on how well the hospitals in your area care for their adult patients with certain medical conditions. From the United States Department of Health & Human Services.
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Health Insurance & Medicare
- Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCS)
- Arizona's Medicaid program and the State of Arizona's health care program for persons who do not qualify for Medicaid.
- Benefits Check Up
- Connect to government programs that can help pay for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other needs. Find out what you need to know before signing up for the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage or other prescription savings programs.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Find information on what Medicare covers, who is eligible and how to enroll.
- Choosing & Using a Health Plan
- Find out how to choose a health care plan and learn the jargon of health care.
- Health Insurance Choices
- Learn the different types of health insurance types that are available, and find out how to pick the best for you.
- Health Insurance Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau
- View the most recent reports, briefs, and data on Health Insurance.
- Medicare
- Go here to look up information about Medicare. Includes information about the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Medicare D).
- YouGotInsured.com
- Provides health insurance information and promotes universal healthcare. In addition the site shows healthcare stats, headlines and a guide to help you sort through the confusing world of health insurance.
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Health Databases
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