Resources
Senior services
Aging and Adult Services Administration (ADSA) - Serves adults with chronic illnesses or conditions and people of all ages with developmental disabilities
ADSA Community Services Resource Directory - Covers senior information and assistance, home and community services, family caregiver support, area agency on aging, long term care ombudsmen, and adult protective services.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Administers Medicare.
NW Seniors Online - A resource for older residents living in the Puget Sound area.
Qualis Health - A Medicare quality improvement organization that helps consumers who have quality of care complaints, or need help with certain appeals.
Children's health insurance
Apple Health for Kids - For kids under 19.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Administers Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP).
Specific disease and disability-related resources
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
Aging and Adult Services Administration (ADSA)
Brain Injury Association of Washington
Community Services for the Blind & Partially Sighted
Hearing & Speech Deafness Center
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance (WATA)
Miscellaneous resources
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health And Human Services - Protects the health of Americans and provides essential human services, especially for people least able to help themselves.
healthfinder® - Find reliable health-related organizations.
Internal Revenue Service - Find out about tax deductions for medical expenses.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Information about preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease and disability.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Locate local offices, download forms, or research laws and regulations.
News and events
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services press releases
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner latest news
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