NAHU - National Association of Health Underwriters educates the public and decision makers about the value health insurance professionals deliver in helping consumers access the health care system and, through education and association involvement, they increase members' ability to better serve consumers.

OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. To accomplish this, federal and state governments must work in partnership with the more than 100 million working men and women and their six and a half million employers who are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

TennesseeAnytime - Helpful information about Tennessee government

senate.gov - Helpful information about the U.S. Senate

house.gov - Helpful information about the U.S. House of Representatives

IHF - Institute for Health Freedom provides an honest source for information about policies that affect your freedom to choose your health care treatments and providers and to maintain your health privacy—including genetic privacy.

AHIP - Americas Health Insurance Plans is the voice of America’s health insurers, who protect consumers from the financial risks of illness and injury by providing flexible and affordable products and services that embody freedom of choice. HIAA is a member-driven trade association that shapes and influences state and federal public policy through advocacy, research, and the timely accumulation, analysis, and dissemination of critical information to its members.

DOL - U.S. Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements

OMB - Office of Management and Budget's predominant mission is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the federal budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies. In helping to formulate the President's spending plans, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among agencies, and sets funding priorities. OMB ensures that agency reports, rules, testimony, and proposed legislation are consistent with the President's Budget and with Administration policies.

NotOneMoreDollar.org - The Health Benefits Coalition is one of the largest employer-based health care coalitions ever formed, representing more than 3 million employers providing health care coverage to more than 100 million employees and families. The coalition was formed out of concern that federal health care mandates proposed in Congress under the guise of "patient protections" would increase health care costs for families and businesses, resulting in millions of Americans losing their health care coverage. The coalition is opposed to big government mandates and believes affordable, quality health care can best be achieved through broader coverage, choice and competition in the marketplace.

CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is the federal agency responsible for administering the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments), and several other health-related programs.

HIPAA - HIPAAcomply is a helpful source for up-to-date information regarding HIPAA security and privacy compliance.

HSAs - Health Savings Account definitions, rules, and other general information

COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Acot of 1985.  A federal continuation of coverage program that allows people to temporarily continue their group coverage after leaving an employer.  This, however, does not apply to all employers.

Individual Medicare Drug Coverage - This is a link to an online resource for Medicare Part D information.

Employer Subsidies in Medicare Drug Coverage -

Governmental Accounting Standards Board - Known as GASB, this entity's mission is to establish and improve the standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting.

Financial Accounting Standards Board - Known as FASB, the mission of the Financial Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information.

Tennessee Codes Annotated - This is a link to an updated resource for the laws and codes of Tennessee.