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Tickle the Hippo to find out what's new.

Health Hippo is a collection of policy and regulatory materials related to health care, with some graphics sprinkled in. It would be wise to confirm anything you intend to rely on with a hardcopy of the reference. Space for the Hippo is provided by the kind folks at FindLaw.

Medicare Plus Choice (M+C) Rules Be the first on your block to understand them.
WIRED HEALTH The national effort to uniquely identify all participants in the health care system.

"Health Hippo's heavy-duty Web presence... is worth its weight in remarkably sophisticated research, though its publishers remain strangely anonymous. Who was that masked pachyderm?" -- America Online
"[A]n excellent resource for those students that need the inside scoop to answer those often tricky ethical and policy issues during an interview!" -- The Ultimate Medical School Page
"A unique collection of policy and regulatory information related to a wide range of health care issues." --Allina Health System

"[E]xplore the wackiest approach to useful health care information I have ever seen." -- Health Care Information Resources
"In spite of the strange name, a serious collection of policy and regulatory materials related to health care." -- Binghamton Univ. Libraries
"The Health Hippo - Extensive - Excellent!" --Abbey & Abbey Consultants, Inc.

"Lots of good federal sites and news articles too." -- HARP
"A great U.S. site." -- Centre for Health Law Ethics and Policy
"Tons of info at this site which is organized by topic and type of reference." -- FindLaw

"If you are into health regulations - here is the site for you! --Westhaven Services
"Colección de sites de EEUU acerca del tema de seguros de salud y administración." --Dr. Web
"[E]xtraordinary amount of information on this brilliantly named site." --University of London

"A large collection of health policy and regulation resources. Documents online include congressional testimony, legislation, and recent [court] decisions impacting managed care." --U.S. News & World Report
"It's not every medical site that asks you to 'tickle the hippo.' But when you do it, you get the latest Web sites about health care policy from Congress to managed care ethics." --Lycos (Top 5% Award)
"A fantastic compendium of policy and regulatory information related to health care. Essential!" --Rare Genetic Diseases In Children

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