Better Jobs Better Care
- http://www.bjbc.org
- Research and demonstration program designed to create changes in policy and practice that will improve the recruitment and retention of direct care staff across the spectrum of long-term care settings.
Ceasefire on Health Care
- http://www.ceasefireonhealthcare.com
- Represents an effort to stimulate dialogue with leading Republican and Democratic policymakers and advocates in order to develop meaningful, incremental reform to the nation’s health care system.
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy
- http://council.brandeis.edu/
- The Council, based at Brandeis University, presents the findings of nationally-recognized health policy experts on emerging health policy issues, such as medicare reform, managed care regulation and the uninsured.
Families USA
- http://www.familiesusa.org
- A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.
Health Care for All (MA)
- http://www.hcfama.org/
- Massachusetts organization dedicated to making adequate and affordable health care accessible to everyone, regardless of income, social or economic status.
Health Policy Institute of Ohio
- http://www.healthpolicyohio.org
- An independent, nonpartisan, statewide center that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies, and other decision makers.
Health-Care Reform - A Mindful Approach
- http://www.health-care-reform.net
- A detailed, revolutionary plan is presented by a medical doctor to reform the health-care system by restructuring medical education. The program would be individualized, cost free, and open to any motivated person.
Institute of Health Law Studies
- http://www.ihls.org
- The Institute of Health Law Studies, based at the California Western School of Law, is a nonprofit organization performing research, advocacy, and community service to promote quality and safety in health care.
Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
- http://www.investigatorawards.org
- This site provides information about Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Investigator Awards program, the investigators who have been funded through the program to conduct broad studies of the most challenging health policy issues facing America, and the results of some of their work on a wide range of topics.
National Health Law Program
- http://www.healthlaw.org/
- Comprehensive information on health issues, with a substantive section on child health, including documents, as well as links to numerous other child health sites.
The Access Project
- http://www.accessproject.org/
- Focuses on promoting health access at the local community level. Reports and fact sheets on the uninsured, as well as updates on their local projects.
The Commonwealth Fund
- http://www.cmwf.org/
- The Commonwealth Fund is a private nonpartisan foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy.
The Health Care Blog
- http://matthewholt.typepad.com/the_health_care_blog/
- Musings about the goings-on in American health care from a general health care consultant. Topics can include policy, health insurers, technology and eHealth, physicians, pharma and anything else that grips the author's fancy.
The John A. Hartford Foundation
- http://www.jhartfound.org/
- Focuses on increasing the nation's capacity to provide effective and affordable elder care, and concentrates on the practice of health care as the point where policy becomes reality for every older American.
The Praxis Project
- http://www.thepraxisproject.org
- A national, nonprofit organization that builds partnerships with local groups to address the health gap facing communities of color. Site provides grants, tools and resources for advocates.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
- http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/
- The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research applies the extensive expertise of faculty and researchers from UCLA's leading professional schools and academic departments to meet the needs of the nation, states, and local communities for health policy-related research and information
