Web sites with useful information for retirees

Federal Sites

• FirstGov for Seniors  www.seniors.gov
• Retirement Services-Department of Management & Budget  www.michigan.gov/ors/
• Preretirement Information Meetings
  • Click on the region where you would prefer to attend a meeting
  • Meetings can be viewed by location or by date
• School Employees Retirement System
• Social Security Administration  www.ssa.gov

State Sites

• Michigan Access to Services for Seniors  www.miseniors.net
• Municipal Employee Retirement System of Michigan  www.mersofmich.com    

Health Sites

• Benefits Checkup  www.benefitscheckup.com
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan  www.bcbsm.com/hp/index.html
• Delta Dental  www.deltadentalmi.com/
• Health Care Coach  www.healthcarecoach.com
• Hospice Foundation of America (provides a directory and resources on bereavement)  www.hospicefoundation.org
• Hospice Net (provides information and support to patients and families-Includes free e-mail)   www.hospicenet.org
• Hospice of Michigan  www.hom.org

Informative Sites

• AFL-CIO-Defend, Mobilize, and Educate- www.aflcio.org/corporateamerica/paywatch/retirementsecurity/index.cfm  
• ElderHostel-Adventures in Lifelong Learning- www.elderhostel.org
• ElderIssues- www.elderissues.com
• Older and Wiser  www.olderandwiser.com
• Senior Living  www.seniorliving.about.com
• ThirdAge  www.thirdage.com/index.html
• AARP Bulletin http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/

Organizational Sites

• AARP  www.aarp.org
• Alliance for Retired Americans  www.retiredamericans.com
• Charity Watch  www.charitywatch.org
• Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel  www.marsp.org
• Retirement Coordinating Council  www.michiganrcc.org