Organizations and Research Institutions
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
Seeks to advance the knowledge and understanding of employee benefits.
Families USA - The Uninsured
A non-profit organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Families USA offers a wide range of information and publications on the uninsured.
The Commonwealth Fund
Emphasizes prevention and promotion of healthy behavior. The Fund's two national program areas are 1) improving health insurance coverage and access to care and 2) improving the quality of health care services.
The Heritage Foundation
A think tank whose mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense."
National Coalition on Health Care
The National Coalition on Health Care is a broadly representative alliance working to improve America's health care. The Coalition, which was founded in 1990 and is non-profit and rigorously non-partisan, is comprised of almost 96 groups, employing or representing approximately 100 million Americans. Members are united in the belief that we need and can achieve better, more affordable health care for all Americans.
National Center for Policy Analysis: Health Policy and the Uninsured
The National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, established in 1983. The NCPA's goal is to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.
Center for Studying Health System Change - Insurance Coverage & Costs
HSC analyses focus on both private and public insurance coverage, the uninsured and the cost of health care. HSC research provides insight into a range of topics, including how health care costs are changing, why the nation's number of uninsured continues to rise and how employer-sponsored coverage is changing. This area also includes analyses of incremental public insurance expansions, both proposed and implemented.
Washington Business Group on Health
The Washington Business Group on Health is the voice of large employers dedicated to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to the nation's most important health issues.
AFL-CIO: Health Care Policy
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 64 national and international labor unions. These unions represent approximately 13 million working men and women.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
A not-for-profit business federation representing businesses, state and local chambers, business associations, and American Chambers of Commerce abroad.
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