Basic Links
Links for Researchers
Federal government
Demographics
Public Opinion
Research Institutes
Data 
National Associations

Basic Information

• Administration on Aging , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  
• Social Security Administration
• Kaiser Family Foundation, Health Policy (Medicare, social policy)
• Demographics, health insurance, poverty, etc. -- Census Bureau  
• Health Insurance -- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (briefs from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey)
• Medicare, Medicaid -- Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• Aging and Disability -- from the Office of Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care , Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 
• Urban Institute
  
• Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) , Washington, D.C.
  
• Basic Medicare and Medicaid information from the American Association of Retired Persons
• LGBT Aging Project - lesbian and gay issues related to aging.  
  

General Information -- Aging Policy:

• The AARP Guide to Internet Resources on Aging  
• Aging Research Centre (ARC) Home Page
• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
• C.A.R.P. - Canadian Association of Retired Persons (Canada)
• Northern Illinois University Gerontology Program
• U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging     
• HRS (Health and Retirement Study) and AHEAD (Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old) Web Page
• International Data Base (U.S. Census Bureau)   
• Medicare Research and Statistics Page (CMS)

U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: 
Administration on Aging
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S. Dept of HHS) 
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Congressional Budget Office  
Trustees' Reports on Medicare and Social Security 

Census Bureau  
Fedstats  
Statistical Abstract of the US  

ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior (breakdowns by age on issues and demographics, history of public opinion on health care issues)
Kaiser Family Foundation research on health policy issues 

American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. 
The Cato Institute, Washington, D.C. 
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C.
The Concord Coalition, Washington, D.C.
Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Kaiser Family Foundation, Health Policy
The Lewin Group
Mathematica Policy Research -- Washington, D.C.
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
The Century Fund (formerly The Twentieth Century Fund)
The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C. 
World Bank 

American Hospital Association

Urban Institute "Accessing the New Federalism Database" 
Census Bureau -- Current Population Survey
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality -- Medical 
     Expenditure Panel Study
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- numerous Medicare and Medicaid databases

National Governors' Association
National Conference of State Legislatures
National League of Cities
American Public Health Association