Consumer Sites (Information for consumers)

Consumer Web Sites

Consumers are going to need a lot of help navigating health care today and the reformed model of tomorrow. We'll be building on this segment to make sure we can link consumers to the information and advice they need to deal with the multiple health care topics they will now be confronting in the delivery structure that is starting to unfold. (Please note: there is also a lot of good consumer information on many of the other sites we've included in other segments, i.e. government, health plans, health care policy. Make sure to use them as well.)

Families USA (www.familiesusa.org) A Variety of Consumer Advocacy Tools, Resources, and Information

AARP (www.aarp.org) Consumer Advocacy and Tools for the Boomer generation

Family Health Budget (www.familyhealthbudget.com) A cool little site sponsored by Humana to help individuals plan and budget their health care expenses.

Public Citizen (www.citizen.org) A consumer health care advocacy site focusing on several topics- including health care

Sharecare.com (www.sharecare.com) A joint project of WebMD and others to respond to basic clinical questions.

GoodRx.com (www.goodrx.com) An interesting web site to help price prespciptions at various pharmacy locations- just enter your zip code