Related Links

Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
This site features information for consumers about HMOs, and includes a directory of licensed insurers. Also available is the full range of OCI publications which are useful for consumer and advocate alike.

State of Wisconsin Website
The state website is a gateway to the sites of most state agencies. The site features an on-line telephone and e-mail directory of state employees, as well as links the webpages of local governments statewide.

The Center for Public Representation
The Center public Representation advocates for consumers and low-income families through education, research, training, and representation. Their site features numerous public policy and research topics on a variety of issues.

The Waisman Center
The Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of 14 national centers dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development and developmental disabilities through research and practice. They are housed in an eight-story, 120,000 square-foot building, with 42 research laboratories, 7 clinics, 3 biological (clinical) laboratories, and a preschool. Their site has a substantial archive of publications, descriptions of their current projects, and parent resources.

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families is a nonprofit, multi-issue child and family advocacy agency headquartered in Madison and Milwaukee. The council promotes the well-being of children and families in Wisconsin by advocating for effective and efficient health, education, and human service delivery systems. Their site contains details about their W-2 Watch project, their Wisconsin Budget Project, and their Great Beginnings (early childhood brain development) project, as well as links to their publications.

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services is responsible for the administration of all state public health, children and family services, nutrition, and health care financing programs including BadgerCare, Medicaid, and Healthy Start. The agency is also responsible for programs dealing with developmental disabilities including the Katie Beckett program and the Birth to Three program. The site is equipped with a search engine.

Wisconsin Legislature
The website of the Wisconsin Legislature has information on Assembly and Senate committees and allows you to find the text of pending legislation, as well as track legislation including bills awaiting action by the Governor. It also has a easy-to-use index that allows you to find your legislators easily.

Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
The Wisconsin Primary Heath Care Association's mission is to promote access to comprehensive, community-oriented primary health care services for medically underserved communities in Wisconsin. It is a private nonprofit association of community and migrant health centers, rural health clinics, and other organizations concerned about access to health care for underserved rural and urban populations. Their site features descriptions of their activities, information about federally qualified health centers in Wisconsin, and contact information.