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Topia!: Society: Issues: Health: Health Policy (152)
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The Commonwealth Fund - 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. Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research - Interdisciplinary research Institute focusing on local, state and national health care and policy issues. Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University - Center focusing on health services research, public health, health policy and the social sciences with a strong set of applied research and policy analysis initiatives. Kaisernetwork - News and information on health policy issues, including Medicare, Medicaid, children's health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, health care advertising, minority health, and health reform. Minnesota COACT (Citizens Organized ACting Together) - A grassroots, nonprofit membership organization that focuses on health care reform and farm policy. The John A. Hartford Foundation - 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. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - A non-profit organization that promotes preventive medicine, encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research, and advocates broader access to medical services. National Organization of Physicians Who Care - PWC believes the responsibility for medical care belongs first and foremost to physicians and patients. Health Publications of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - The Center is a research institute that conducts analyses on gov't policies and programs. The Lewin Group - A healthcare policy research and management consulting firm. Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) - International health education, policy research, and humanitarian assistance programs. Health-Care Reform - A Mindful Approach - 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. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. - Health Research - Studies that span the changes taking place in the health care system. Includes short-term policy projects as well as longer-term evaluations. Most evaluations also include a cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Care for All (ACP-ASIM) - The American College of physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine recently put statistical information as well as part of their efforts to sway Congress and 2000 Presidential candidiates on the internet. Interesting studies and information presented. Families USA - A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Duke Health Policy Cyberexchange - Portal site for health policy information on the Web. Harvard Health Caucus at the Harvard Medical School - A student-run interdisciplinary think tank dedicated to thoughtful discourse in health policy. Texas Health, Education, Assistance, Resources and Training: Texas HEART - Committed to conducting health outreach to the chronically underserved as well as becoming recognized as a receptor site for multiple sources of assistance, including education, guidance, referral, and self-advocacy YourDoctorintheFamily.com - Works toward advancing the level of debate as to what must be done to solve our growing crisis in health care. American Academy of Family Physicians Center for Policy Studies in Family Practice and Primary Care - Brings a family practice and primary care perspective to health policy deliberations. Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights - California-based, non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization. Deals in insurance reform, healthcare reform, billing errors, and other issues. Risk Management Internet Services - Health Resources - Resources for aging, nutrition, fitness, insurance, hospice, stress, and wellness programs. Health Systems Research, Inc. - Publications - Health Systems Research, Inc. (HSR) is a public policy research and consulting firm that provides program and technical support to publicly-funded health and human services agencies, as well as to not-for-profit and philanthropic organizations. This site provides general information about HSR's services and staff and allows visitors to download publications on a wide range of health- and welfare-related topics. Health Promotion Policy Unit - The HPPU at the University of Glasgow, led by Professor Ken Judge, undertakes health policy analysis and research about the effectiveness of interventions related to health inequality. Health Policy: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - News and analysis on health policy topics including managed care, Medicare, Social Security, universal health insurance coverage, and patients rights. Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change - 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. Health Information for Development Project - Aims to establish a global network of 1,000 health information resource centres that will provide locally appropriate content on health issues. The project is intended to reinforce existing health services and education systems, not replace them. Almanac of Policy Issues: Health Policy - Background information and links on U.S. health policy. Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured - ERIU - The ERIU is a Robert Wood Johnson-funded research group that studies the economic causes and consequences of lacking health insurance. Coalition for Nonprofit Health Care - CNHC is a national membership organization devoted to promoting the benefits of nonprofit health care. Web site contains significant resources on research, education, and advocacy initiatives related to nonprofit health care organizations. CERT Campaign for Effective and Rational Treatment - CERT (The Campaign for Effective and Rational Treatment) is a patient-centred organisation set up in response to concerns raised by senior clinicians about access to, and the quality of treatment. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - 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 European Observatory on Health Care Systems, Madrid hub - The European Observatory on Health Care Systems supports comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe. National Health Policy, Education, and Research Group - Devoted to increasing public awareness of alternatives to the market system of health insurance in the United States through research, education, and grassroots outreach. The Access Project - 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. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. Includes fact sheets and publications on state health policy and the uninsured, as well as policy briefs on CHIP. National Health Law Program - Comprehensive information on health issues, with a substantive section on child health, including documents, as well as links to numerous other child health sites. Concerned Citizens For Care - A grass-roots organization for citizens who are concerned about healthcare issues and Pennsylvania medicine. It is organized by the Bucks County Physician Hospital Alliance in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Ward Advocacy Communications - Communications firm with a focus on health care issues. Site includes several free health-related e-newsletters. RAND Health - Research on health and health policy by RAND, a nonprofit public policy institute. New England Healthcare Institute - New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) is a health policy research organization focused on enabling innovation in health care. Washington Business Group on Health - National non profit organization exclusively devoted to the analysis of health policy and related work site issues from the perspective of large employers. Center for Collaborative Research in Health Outcomes and Policy - Conducts research for the development, management and understanding of health improvement, outreach and promotion, as well as disease management, clinical outcomes and health policy analysis. Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research - 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. Better Jobs Better Care - 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. Protect Your Healthcare - Site that advocates against congressional legislation allowing Association Health Plans to take away current healthcare protections under state law.
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