| Find a Doctor - Find a Health Care Provider If your insurance coverage is through a HMO or features a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), always check the Provider Directory you received from your plan sponsor when looking for a healthcare provider. Your insurance benefits are likely to be different if you use a Provider who participates in your HMO or PPO versus a Provider who does not. Below are several online resources for finding general information about a variety of healthcare providers. For a small fee healthcare quality reports are available from HeathGrades by following these either of these links: Check Doctor Quality or Find Top Nursing Homes . American Hospital Directory - information on over 6,000 hospitals Dialysis Facility Compare - dialysis facilities that participate in the Medicare program (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Directory of Accredited Organizations (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) Find a Dentist (American Dental Association) Home Care and Hospice Agency Locator (National Association for Home Care) Nursing Home Compare - nursing homes that participate in the Medicare program (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Online Doctor Finder (American Medical Association) Participating Physician Directory - physicians who participate in the Medicare program (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Supplier Directory - other healthcare providers who participate in the Medicare program (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) 
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