Organizations and Research Institutions
State Coverage Initiatives
The State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) program is a national initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that helps states improve the availability and affordability of health insurance through grants, technical assistance, workshops, and written products.
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.
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.
CoveringTheUninsured.org
National campaign of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and twelve major national organizations to raise awareness of the challenges facing the 39 million Americans with no health insurance.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Functions as a policy institute and forum for analyzing
health care coverage, access and options for reform. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured is an initiative of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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.
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.
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems represents over 100 hospitals and health systems that are part of America's metropolitan health systems.
The Heritage Foundation - Health Care
Formulates and promotes public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. This web site offers information on health care reform, Medicare, Medicaid, and prescription drugs.
The Commonwealth Fund - Health Insurance/Uninsured
Reports by The Commonwealth Fund on the uninsured.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Health Coverage 2000: Meeting the Challenge of the Uninsured.
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.
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