Background information and links on U.S. health policy.

Brings a family practice and primary care perspective to health policy deliberations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Portal site for health policy information on the Web.

The ERIU is a Robert Wood Johnson-funded research group that studies the economic causes and consequences of lacking health insurance.

The European Observatory on Health Care Systems supports comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe.

A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.

California-based, non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization. Deals in insurance reform, healthcare reform, billing errors, and other issues.

A student-run interdisciplinary think tank dedicated to thoughtful discourse in health policy.

Massachusetts organization dedicated to making adequate and affordable health care accessible to everyone, regardless of income, social or economic status.

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.

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.

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.

The Center is a research institute that conducts analyses on gov't policies and programs.

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.

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.

Interdisciplinary research Institute focusing on local, state and national health care and policy issues.

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.

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.

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.

Information about legislation regarding birth certificates for parents of stillborn children and the 'MISSing Angels Bill'.

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.

A grassroots, nonprofit membership organization that focuses on health care reform and farm policy.

An association of national nonprofit health and human service organizations bound by a common concern for the effective delivery of health and human services to the American people, especially those in need.

Comprehensive information on health issues, with a substantive section on child health, including documents, as well as links to numerous other child health sites.

Devoted to increasing public awareness of alternatives to the market system of health insurance in the United States through research, education, and grassroots outreach.

New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) is a health policy research organization focused on enabling innovation in health care.

The Health Policy collection covers topics such as Medicare, Medicaid, and tobacco control and includes research articles, case reports, reviews, and editorial commentary.

A non-profit organization that promotes preventive medicine, encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research, and advocates broader access to medical services.

PROD is a database for health sector reform which has been developed as part of the Health and Family Welfare Programme in India supported by the European Commission.

International health education, policy research, and humanitarian assistance programs.

Site that advocates against congressional legislation allowing Association Health Plans to take away current healthcare protections under state law.

Research on health and health policy by RAND, a nonprofit public policy institute.

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

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 is a private nonpartisan foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy.

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.

UK Network for people helping each other by sharing their experiences, ideas, knowledge, questions and skills on health related issues.

News and analysis on health policy topics including managed care, Medicare, Social Security, universal health insurance coverage, and patients rights.

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.

A healthcare policy research and management consulting firm.

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

Communications firm with a focus on health care issues. Site includes several free health-related e-newsletters.

National non profit organization exclusively devoted to the analysis of health policy and related work site issues from the perspective of large employers.

Works toward advancing the level of debate as to what must be done to solve our growing crisis in health care.