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Policy, Advocacy & Research
Government
Policy, Advocacy & Research
Statewide
The California Endowment
Foundation working to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundemental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
California Center
for Health Improvement
An independent, not-for-profit, prevention-focused health policy center
California Hospital Association
A nonprofit, hospital and health system trade association established
in 1961 representing more than 200 hospitals in 50 of California’s
58 counties
California HealthCare Foundation
Philanthropic entity established to expand access to affordable, quality
health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote
fundamental improvements in the health status of the people of California
California Health Care
Safety Net Institute
A research and education affiliate of the California Association of
Public Hospitals and Health Systems
California State Association of Counties
Represents county government before the California Legislature, administrative
agencies and the federal government
California Primary Care Association
A trade association representing more than 450 community clinics and
health centers working to ensure affordable, quality health care to
California's uninsured, low-income and minority communities
California Wellness Foundation
An independent, private grantmaker whose mission is to improve the health
of the people of California
Community Clinic Association of Los
Angeles County
A an independent, nonprofit consortium of 36 community clinics and health
centers that provide extensive health care, dental and vision services
to the county’s working poor, homeless, chronically mentally ill
and others who are unprotected by mainstream health care coverage
Hospital Council
of Northern and Central California
A trade association representing hospital and health systems in California's
northern and central regions
Integrated Healthcare Association
A leadership group of health plans, physician groups, and health systems,
plus academic, purchaser and consumer representatives, involved in policy
development around integrated health care and managed care
Medi-Cal Policy Institute
An independent source of information on the Medi-Cal program, established
by a grant from the California HealthCare Foundation in 1997
Rural Health Policy Council
California's focal point for rural health, established to improve and
enhance long-range rural health systems development, administration
of publicly funded health programs in rural areas, and involvement of
rural provider and consumer constituencies in health decisions making
process
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National
American Hospital
Association
National organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals,
health care networks, and their patients and communities
American Association of Health Plans
Represents over 1,000 HMOs, PPOs and other network-based plans
Families USA
Nonprofit, non-partisan health care advocacy organization
Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
The nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and health care accrediting
body
Kaiser Family Foundation
Philanthropic health policy research organization
Models That Work
Identifies and promotes the replication of innovative community-based
models for the delivery of primary health care to underserved and vulnerable
populations
National Association of Public Hospitals
and Health Systems
Represents the nation’s urban safety net health systems and the
people they serve
National Health Law Program, Inc.
Public interest law firm seeking to improve health care for America's
vulnerable populations
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care
The Urban Institute
Articles, studies and presentations on health policy
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Health Care News &
Information
California Healthline
A news service of the California HealthCare Foundation
Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA)
Medical journal of the AMA
Journal of Health Politics, Policy
and Law
A multidisciplinary publication published quarterly by Duke University
Press
MedLine
A source for information on medical topics from the National Library
of Medicine
Modern Healthcare
Weekly business news magazine serving healthcare management
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Government
State
California Department of Health
Services (DHS)
Administers the state's health care programs
California Department of Corporations
Regulates health plans (or health maintenance organizations (HMOs))
California State Legislature
Assembly
Senate
Office of Statewide Planning &
Development (OSHPD)
Plans for and supports development of a health care delivery system
that meets current and future health care needs of the people of California
Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
(MRMIB)
Advises the Governor and the Legislature on strategies for reducing
the number of uninsured persons in the state
Women, Infants & Children
(WIC)
Supplemental nutrition program
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Federal
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Conducts research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce
its cost, and broaden access to essential services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease,
injury, and disability
Department of Health and Human Services
Protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services
Food and Drug Administration
Approves foods and drugs for widespread use
Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Health Resources and Services Administration
Directs national health programs and assures quality health care
Healthfinder
Provides easy access to accurate health information
National Institutes of Health
One of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the federal
focal point for biomedical research in the United States
National Library of Medicine
Every significant program of the Library is represented, from medical
history to biotechnology
Thomas
A legislative information service offered by the Library of Congress
U.S. Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
White House
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