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AARP 601 E St., NW Washington, DC 20049 (800) 424-3410 Fax: (202) 434-7599 www.aarp.org Advanced Medical Technology Association 1200 G St., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005-3814 (202) 783-8700 Fax: (202) 783-8750 www.advamed.org Alliance for Aging Research 2021 K St., NW, Suite 305 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 293-2856 Fax: (202) 785-8574 www.agingresearch.org Alzheimer’s Association 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60611-1676 (800) 272-3900 Fax: (312) 335-1110 www.alz.org American Academy of Family Physicians 11400 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy. Leawood, KS 66211-2672 (800) 274-2237 Fax: (913) 906-6080 www.aafp.org American Assisted Living Nurses Association 751 Rancheros Dr., #5 San Marcos, CA 92069 (760) 510-6624 (760) 510-6679 www.alnursing.org American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1050 Bethesda, MD 20814-3004 (301) 654-7850 Fax: (301) 654-4137 www.aagpgpa.org American Association for Respiratory Care 11030 Ables Ln. Dallas, TX 75229 (972) 243-2272 Fax: (972) 484-2720 www.aarc.org American Association of Health Plans 1129 20th St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 778-3200 Fax: (202) 331-7487 www.aahp.org American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging 2519 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008-1520 (202) 783-2242 Fax: (202) 783-2255 www.aahsa.org American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators 1780 South Bellaire St., Suite 150 Denver, CO 80222-4307 (303) 758-7647 Fax: (303) 758-3588 www.aanac.org American College of Health Care Administrators 300 N. Lee St., Suite 301 Alexandria, VA 22314-2807 (888) 88-ACHCA Fax: (703) 739-7901 www.achca.org American College of Healthcare Executives 1 N. Franklin St., Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606-3491 (312) 424-2800 Fax: (312) 424-0023 www.ache.org Americans for Long-Term Care Security 1101 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 1001 Washington, DC 20005 Fax: (202) 682-3984 www.ltcweb.org American Geriatrics Society The Empire State Building 350 Fifth Ave., Suite 801 New York, NY 10118 (212) 308-1414 Fax: (212) 832-8646 www.americangeriatrics.org American Health Care Association 1201 L St., NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842-4444 Fax: (202) 842-3860 www.ahca.org American Health Information Management Association 233 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2150 Chicago, IL 60601-5800 (312) 233-1100 Fax: (312) 233-1090 www.ahima.org American Health Lawyers Association 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036-5405 (202) 833-1100 Fax: (202) 833-1105 www.healthlawyers.org American Hospital Association 1 N. Franklin St. Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 422-3000 Fax: (312) 422-4796 www.aha.org American Nurses Association 600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 100 W Washington, DC 20024-2571 (800) 274-4262 Fax: (202) 651-7001 www.nursingworld.org American Seniors Housing Association 5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 307 Washington, DC 20016 (202) 237-0900 Fax: (202) 237-1616 www.seniorshousing.org American Society of Consultant Pharmacists 1321 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 355-2727 Fax: (800) 220-1321 www.ascp.com American Speech-Language- Hearing Association 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 (800) 638-8255 Fax: (301) 571-0457 www.asha.org American Long Term & Sub Acute Nurses Association PO Box 1304 Toms River, NJ 08753 Fax: (732) 573-0839 www.alsna.com

American Medical Association 515 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 464-5000 Fax: (312) 464-4184 www.ama-assn.org Journal of the American Medical Association jama.ama-assn.org American Medical Directors Association 10480 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Suite 760 Columbia, MD 21044 (800) 876-2632 Fax: (410) 740-4572 www.amda.com Arthritis Foundation 1330 W. Peachtree St. Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 872-7100 Fax: (404) 872-0457 www.arthritis.org Assisted Living Federation of America 11200 Waples Mill Rd., Suite 150 Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 691-8100 Fax: (703) 691-8107 www.alfa.org Catholic Health Association of the United States 4455 Woodson Rd. St. Louis, MO 63134-3797 (314) 427-2500 Fax: (314) 427-0029 www.chausa.org Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging www.ceda.berkeley.edu Citizens for Long Term Care 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 850 N Washington, DC 20004 (202) 347-2582 Fax: (202) 737-4242 www.citizensforltc.org CNN Health cnn.com/health Continuing Care Accreditation Commission 2519 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008-1520 (202) 783-7286 Fax: (202) 783-2255 www.ccaconline.org Dietary Managers Association 406 Surrey Woods Dr. St. Charles, IL 60174 (800) 323-1908 Fax: (630) 587-6308 www.dmaonline.org drkoop.com www.drkoop.com Federation of American Hospitals 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 245 Washington, DC 20004-2604 (202) 624-1500 Fax: (202) 737-6462 www.fahs.com Gerontological Society of America 1030 15th St., NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842-1275 Fax: (202) 842-1150 www.geron.org healthAtoZ.com www.healthatoz.com Healthcare Financial Management Association 2 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 700 Westchester, IL 60154-5700 (800) 252-HFMA Fax: (708) 531-0032 www.hfma.org HealthGate www.healthgate.com Health Industry Distributors Association 310 Montgomery St. Alexandria, VA 22314-1516 (703) 549-4432 Fax: (703) 549-6495 www.hida.org Health Insurance Association of America 1201 F St., NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004-1204 (202) 824-1600 Fax: (202) 824-1722 www.hiaa.org Health on the Net Foundation www.hon.ch Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 1 Renaissance Bl. Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 (630) 792-5000 Fax: (630) 792-5005 www.jcaho.org MedicalConferences.com www.medicalconferences.com Medscape www.medscape.com National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine 2001 Wisconsin Ave., NW Washington, DC 20007 www.iom.edu National Association for Continence PO Box 8310 Spartanburg, SC 29305-8306 (800) 252-3337 Fax: (864) 579-7902 www.nafc.org National Association for Home Care 228 7th St., SE Washington, DC 20003 (202) 547-7424 Fax: (202) 547-3540 www.nahc.org National Association for the Support of Long Term Care 1321 Duke St., Suite 304 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 549-8500 Fax: (703) 549-8342 www.nasl.org National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators 1444 I St., NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005-2210 (202) 712-9040 Fax: (202) 216-9646 www.nabweb.org National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care 10101 Alliance Rd., Suite 140 Cincinnati, OH 45242 (800) 222-0539 Fax: (513) 791-3699 www.nadona.org

National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants 2709 W. 13th St. Joplin, MO 64801 (800) 784-6049 Fax: (417) 623-2230 www.nagna.org National Association of Home Builders’ Seniors Housing Council 1201 15th St., NW Washington, DC 20005 (800) 368-5242, ext. 8220 Fax: (202) 266-8195 www.ncosh.com National Center for Assisted Living 1201 L St., NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842-4444 Fax: (202) 842-3860 www.ncal.org National Chronic Care Consortium 8100 26th Ave., S, Suite 120 Bloomington, MN 55425 (952) 858-8999 Fax: (952) 858-8982 www.nccconline.org National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform 1424 16th St., NW, Suite 202 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 332-2275 Fax: (202) 332-2949 www.nccnhr.org National Committee for Quality Assurance 2000 L St., NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 955-3500 Fax: (202) 955-3599 www.ncqa.org National Conference of State Legislatures 444 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite 515 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 624-5400 Fax: (202) 737-1069 www.ncsl.org National Council on the Aging, Inc. 409 3rd St., SW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20024 (202) 479-1200 Fax: (202) 479-0735 www.ncoa.org National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02269-9101 (617) 770-3000 Fax: (617) 770-0700 www.nfpa.org National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 1700 Diagonal Rd., Suite 625 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 837-1500 Fax: (703) 837-1233 www.nhpco.org National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industries 705 Melvin Ave., Suite 201 Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 267-0504 Fax: (410) 268-4620 www.nic.org National Osteoporosis Foundation 1232 22nd St., NW Washington, DC 20037-1292 (202) 223-2226 Fax: (202) 223-2237 www.nof.org National PACE Association 801 N. Fairfax St., Suite 309 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 535-1565 Fax: (703) 535-1566 www.npaonline.org National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel 11250 Roger Bacon Dr., Suite 8 Reston, Virginia 20190-5202 (703) 464-4849 Fax: (703) 435-4390 www.npuap.org National Stroke Association 9707 E. Easter Ln. Englewood, CO 80112 (800) STROKES Fax: (303) 649-1328 www.stroke.org National Subacute Care Association 1960 Gallows Rd., Suite 210 Vienna, VA 22182 (703) 790-8989 Fax: (703) 790-8485 www.nsca.net Neurosciences on the Internet www.neuroguide.com Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management www.nursinghomesmagazine.com Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America 1100 15th St., NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 835-3400 Fax: (202) 785-4834 www.phrma.org Presbyterian Association of Homes and Services for the Aging 222 Park Pl. Waukesha, WI 53186 (800) 720-7434 Fax: (262) 547-9218 www.pahsa.org Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) 4891 E. Grant Rd. Tucson, AZ 85712 (520) 325-1044 Fax: (520) 318-1129 www.carf.org Reuters Health Information www.reutershealth.com Scientific American Medicine Online www.samed.com Service Employees International Union 1313 L St., NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 898-3200 Fax: (202) 898-3268 www.seiu.org SNALF.com www.snalf.com Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society 4700 W. Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60025-1485 (888) 224-9626 Fax: (866) 615-8560 www.wocn.org

Administration on Aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahcpr.gov Census Bureau www.census.gov Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion www.usda.gov/cnpp Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services www.cms.gov CMS Data and Statistics www.hcfa.gov/stats/stats.htm MDS 2.0 Information Site www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/mds20/default.htm Medicare Information www.medicare.gov Medicare Payment Advisory Commission www.medpac.gov Nursing Home Compare www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp SNF Prospective Payment System www.hcfa.gov/medicare/snfpps.htm Combined Health Information Database chid.nih.gov Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201 (877) 696-6775 www.os.dhhs.gov HealthFinder www.healthfinder.gov

Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy aspe.os.dhhs.gov/daltcp/home.htm Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th St., SW Washington, DC 20410 (202) 708-1112 www.hud.gov/groups/seniors.cfm Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 (202) 514-2001 www.usdoj.gov Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 (202) 693-6000 www.dol.gov Bureau of Labor Statistics stats.bls.gov Occupational Safety & Health Administration www.osha.gov Department of Veteran Affairs 810 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, DC 20420 (202) 273-5400 www.va.gov Federal Register www.nara.gov/fedreg FirstGov www.firstgov.gov Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov General Accounting Office www.gao.gov Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov

National Institute on Aging www.nih.gov/nia Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center www.alzheimers.org National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov CancerNet www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center www.osteo.org National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network) toxnet.nlm.nih.gov Office of Management and Budget www.whitehouse.gov/omb Small Business Administration www.sba.gov Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov THOMAS Legislative Information thomas.loc.gov U.S. Congress, House Committee on Ways and Means waysandmeans.house.gov U.S. Congress, Senate Finance Committee www.senate.gov/~finance U.S. Congress, Senate Special Committee on Aging aging.senate.gov The White House Offices of the President and Vice-President 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 (202) 456-1414 Fax: (202) 456-2461 www.whitehouse.gov