Uses research-based approaches to help solve social and business problems and guide government policy decisions.

Seeks to increase the contribution that health services research makes to improving the health care system and the health status of Americans.

Aids journalists, elected officials, and other professionals in understanding the roots of the nation's health care problems.

Provides analysis, strategic planning and program management in regards to policy-making. The site includes updates regarding state health policy and information on National Programs the Alpha Center funds.

Establishes, maintains and enforces high professional standards of actuarial qualification, practice and conduct. It also assists in the formulation of public policy by providing independent and objective information, analysis and education.

A policy and resource center affiliated with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University that serves as the national program office for two national initiatives of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Medicaid Managed Care Program and Building Health Systems for People with Chronic Illnesses.

A research organization dedicated to studying how the country's health care systems are changing and how those changes are affecting people at the community level.

A non-partisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policy and programs with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.

A research organization that studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection, and analysis. Current projects include The Effects of Welfare Reform on Children; Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Childbearing; Indicators of Children's Well-Being; Data and Measurement; Positive Development; and Early Childhood Studies. The site also provides the current issue of the newsletter, The Child Indicator.

A nonprofit, nonpartisan institute that conducts research directed at enhancing the effectiveness of social programs, improving the way health care services are organized and delivered, and making quality health care accessible and affordable.

Seeks to advance the public's, the media's, and policymakers' knowledge and understanding of employee benefits.

Works to improve reproductive health around the world, with an emphasis on developing countries.

A unit within the National Conference of State Legislatures whose mission is to enhance the capacity for informed decision-making and legislative leadership regarding the financing, organization and delivery of health care services to low income and vulnerable populations.

Aids foundations and corporate giving programs in improving the nation's health by tracking developments in the health system and public policy that are shaping health philanthropy.

Develops creative and workable solutions to health system problems related to access, cost, and quality.

Works to advance and disseminate scientific knowledge to improve human health.

Evaluates and accredits more than 19,500 health care organizations in the United States, including hospitals, health care networks, managed care organizations, and health care organizations that provide home care, long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services.











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