Web Directory

» AAFP - Health Care Reform 2009
   Provides information about health care reform with FAQs, patient handouts, legislative summaries and how to get involved. From the American Academy of Family Physicians.
   http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/federal/reform09.html

» AARP - Health Action Now!
   News and information about AARP's campaign for health reform. Includes interactive map, myths and how to take action.
   http://www.healthactionnow.org/

» AARP Bulletin Today - Health Care Reform
   Compares differences in current bills being considered with an article on the possible impact on medicare.
   http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/policy/articles/health_care_reform_and_you.html

» AFL-CIO - Health Care
   News and information about the AFL-CIO Health Care Campaign including the problems now, the facts, and the fix. With their 2009 Survey, what does and doesn't work, FAQs and resources.
   http://www.aflcio.org/issues/healthcare/

» AHIP - Campaign for an American Solution
   Includes news, action center, employer and consumer guides, resources, and information on health care costs. "A non-partisan, educational and grassroots initiative of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national trade association whose members pr
   http://www.americanhealthsolution.org/

» AMA - Our Vision for Health System Reform
   Provides their vision statements, news, blog, video, resources and how to get involved. From the American Medical Association.
   http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/index.shtml

» AMSA - Health Policy
   News and information about their Health Care for All campaign, blog, weekly news digest, legislative agenda, fact sheets and activism toolbox. From the American Medical Student Association.
   http://www.amsa.org/hp/

» ANA Nursing World - Health System Reform
   News and information about healthcare reform including myth v. fact, toolkit, resources and how to get involved. From the American Nurses Association.
   http://www.nursingworld.org/healthcarereform

» APTA - Health Care Reform
   Working with Congress to ensure physical therapists' priorities and needs are met in any health care reform legislation. Provides issue positions, coalition actions, and how to help. From the American Physical Therapists Association.
   http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Advocacy&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=57558

» American Diabetes Association - Health Care Reform Now!
   Supports reform for people with chronic diseases including not being denied insurance or high premiums, coverage of basic diabetes needs, and access to preventative services. Provides information on the issues and how to get involved.
   http://main.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=diabetes_health_care_reform_now

» American Heart Association - Hearts for Healthcare
   Healthcare reform campaign provides a FAQ, video program, resources and Health Care To-Do List of eight common-sense reforms to help heart disease and stroke patients, and those at risk.
   http://www.heartsforhealthcare.org/

» Americans for Democratic Action - Health Care Reform
   Supports a single-payer system, not linked to jobs. Provides ADA's Resolution on Universal Health Care, information on pending health related legislation, research, press releases and op-eds, petition and how to take action.
   http://www.adaction.org/pages/issues/health-care-reform.php

» Americans for Free Choice in Medicine
   Promoting the philosophy of individual rights, personal responsibility and free market economics in the health care industry. Includes basic issues, op-eds, free-market toolkit and information on health savings accounts.
   http://www.afcm.org/

» Blue Cross Blue Shield Association - Healthcare Reform
   Describes BCBSA's The Pathway to Covering America, insurance/market reform and delivery system reform. Includes news and background information.
   http://www.bcbs.com/issues/uninsured/

» CAPC - Health Reform and Palliative Care
   New, information, official statement and resources on healthcare reform relating to preventing, treating and relieving the debilitating effects of serious and chronic illness. From the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
   http://www.capc.org/health-reform-and-palliative-care

» Catholic Health Care in the United States - Health Reform
   The Catholic U.S. health ministry shares their vision, webinars, study tool, photos and resources relating to healthcare reform.
   http://www.catholichealthcare.us/OurVision/

» Center for American Progress - Health Care
   News, analysis and information about health care reform. Includes 'Financing Health Care Reform' report and 'American Workers Are Rapidly Losing Health Coverage' interactive map.
   http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/domestic/healthcare

» Conservatives for Patients' Rights
   Supports choice, competition, accountability and personal responsibility in healthcare. Describes and compares 16 U.S. healthcare reform plans, describes systems in some other countries, and provides its blog, video ads, resources and action center.
   http://www.cprights.org/

» Democracy Now! - Healthcare Reform
   National independent news program supporting single-payer universal healthcare provides news reports from hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
   http://www.democracynow.org/features/healthcare

» Everybody In, Nobody Out
   Campaigning for non-incremental universal health care in the US. Provides news and headline archives, information about state legislation, FAQs and other documents.
   http://www.everybodyinnobodyout.org/

» Faithful Reform in Health Care - Home
   National interfaith coalition of organizations and individuals promoting a faith-inspired vision for a health care future that is inclusive, accessible, affordable and accountable. Includes blog, perspectives, resources and membership list of national and
   http://www.faithfulreform.org/

» Families USA
   A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.
   http://www.familiesusa.org/

» GE - Enabling Better Health and Healthcare Reform
   A global leader in healthcare provides information on its Healthymagination initiative which supports universal and affordable coverage, transparency and choice, payment reform, prevention and early detection, system efficiencies, innovation, non-discimin
   http://www.ge.com/news/our_viewpoints/healthcare_reform.html

» GetHealthReformRight.org
   Project of health insurance companies whose shared mission is to ensure consumers continue to have access to employer-sponsored healthcare plans.
   http://www.gethealthreformright.org/

» Heal Health Care Now: Doctors Speak Out for Reform
   Initiative of 450,000 physicians and medical students supports rebuilding the primary care foundation on which high-quality, cost-effective health care is built. Includes video and how to get involved.
   http://healhealthcarenow.org/

» Health Care Reform - A Mindful Approach
   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.
   http://www.health-care-reform.net/

» Health Care for America NOW!
   National grassroots campaign for quality, affordable health care people can count on, working for the Obama plan for health care reform in 2009. Includes Action Center, steps to win, video, news and blog.
   http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org/

» HealthPAC
   Promoting health care reform with universal health care for all Americans.
   http://www.healthpaconline.net/

» Healthcare Professionals for Healthcare Reform (HPfHR)
   Group of physicians, nurses, public health experts, healthcare economists, health information technologists, business leaders, hospital administrators, politicians and patients, offering a plan designed to create basic universal health care that's compreh
   http://www.hpfhr.org/

» Healthcare-NOW!
   Organizing for a national single-payer healthcare system. Provides news and information, endorsements, resources and how to get involved.
   http://www.healthcare-now.org/

» Herndon Alliance
   Nationwide non-partisan coalition of more than 200 minority, faith, labor, advocacy, business, and healthcare provider organizations. Provides messaging and responses to attacks.
   http://www.herndonalliance.org/

» IFA - Health Care Reform: Small Business Health Plans and Other Market-Based Reforms
   Supports market-based reforms to expand competition and choice in all markets for the purchase of private health insurance, tax incentives to buy health insurance, increased healthcare options and products available to employers and employees, and increas
   http://www.franchise.org/healthreform.aspx

» Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Health Care Reform
   News and information about their participation in discussions on reform, with the goal of ensuring integration of mental health care in all health plans. Includes current legislative proposals, Bazelon Center issue briefs, and media resources.
   http://www.bazelon.org/issues/healthreform/index.htm

» Kaiser Permanente - Health Care Reform
   Provides 'Principles on Health Care Reform' along with case studies, news center, KP in Congress and policy ads.
   http://xnet.kp.org/reform/

» League of Women Voters of the United States - Health Care Reform
   News and information to encourage people to get informed and get involved in healthcare reform. Includes League background papers, articles, press releases, video and resources.
   http://www.lwv.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Health_Care1

» Main Street Alliance
   Supports healthcare reform that works for small businesses: affordable costs, guaranteed coverage, shared commitment, and real choices. Includes news, blog, research, resources and how to take action.
   http://mainstreetalliance.org/

» Medicare for All
   Describes a single payer system, offers information resources, and gives a progress report for its success.
   http://www.medicareforall.org/pages/Home

» Minnesota Medical Association - Health Care Reform News
   Collected news and analysis about healthcare reform efforts, focusing on those relevant to physicians, residents and medical students.
   http://www.mmaonline.net/News/HealthCareReform/tabid/2312/Default.aspx

» Mountaineers for a National Health Plan
   Working for the establishment of a single-payer health care system in the United States and particularly for West Virginia families. Includes issue information, FAQ, reading list and resources. State group of Physicians for a National Health Program.
   http://mountainstatepnhp.com/

» NAIC - Health Care Reform Principles
   Supports protecting the rights of consumers, addressing health care spending, promoting state innovation, stopping cost-shifting, and avoiding adverse selection in risk pools. From the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
   http://www.naic.org/topics/topic_health_care_reform_principles.htm

» NFIB:Healthcare Reform
   National Federation of Independent Business provides their view on healthcare reform and its effect on small businesses. Includes goals, challenges, research, current legislation and their Solutions Start Here campaign.
   http://www.nfib.com/issues-elections/healthcare

» NHPCO - Health Care Reform and Hospice
   Supporting hospice as part of the healthcare reform solution, not only for patients and families but also as a model of cost-efficient and high-quality health care delivery. Includes news, documents and congressional activity. From The National Hospice an
   http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=5853

» NRF - Health Care Reform
   Information on their support for federal subsidies to help all obtain coverage, insurance market reform to help with affordability, and a new priority on keeping people healthy and better managing expensive chronic conditions. From the National Retail Fed
   http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=Dashboard&id=49&pmenu_id=14

» National Association of Social Workers - Health Care Reform
   NASW provides policy statements, documents, action alerts, coalitions, resources, and information on congressional proposals. From the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world.
   http://www.socialworkers.org/advocacy/healthcarereform/default.asp

» National Coalition of Health Care
   Provides recommendations, community forums, executive action, and congressional action and reports. The more than 70 organizations of NCHC support health care coverage for all, cost management, improvement of health care quality and safety, equitable fina
   http://www.nchc.org/

» National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare - Healthcare Reform
   Provides news, fact sheets, summaries and charts, issue briefs, state activities, webinars and resources about the healthcare reform needs of those with mental illness and substance use disorders.
   http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/cs/healthcare_reform

» National Council on Aging - Health Care Reform
   NCOA advocates for improved coverage for long-term services and supports; improved chronic care, prevention, and wellness for older adults; improved assistance for Medicare beneficiaries in greatest need. Includes summary of proposed provisions affecting
   http://www.ncoa.org/assets/files/pdf/Chronic-Care-HCR-Provisions-3-10-10.pdf

» National Physicians Alliance
   Providing news, events and information on health care reform including Health Reform 101, a petition, videos, and a toolkit to help physicians prepare for participation in town halls, local press events, and outreach to members of Congress.
   http://npalliance.org/

» National Restaurant Association - Healthcare Reform
   Business group provides their key principles, legislation facts, talking points, and how to write your congressman.
   http://www.restauranthealthcarereforminfo.com/

» PhRMA: Health Care Reform
   Position statement from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
   http://www.phrma.org/health_care_reform_0

» Physicians for a National Health Program
   Physicians, medical students and health professionals who support single-payer national health insurance. Includes news, research and proposals along with activism materials and information.
   http://www.pnhp.org/

» Prevention Institute - Health Reform
   Defining health reform as broader than the health care system, this group supports community prevention to significantly alleviate social and financial costs by keeping people from getting sick and injured in the first place. Provides overview, advocacy c
   http://www.preventioninstitute.org/healthcare.html

» Progressive Democrats of America - Healthcare for All
   Supporting a nonprofit single-payer system (HR 676). Provides news and information including action groups, reports, resources and how to get involved.
   http://pdamerica.org/iot/iotpage.php?page=Healthcare%20for%20All

» SHOUTAmerica
   Provides news and information to achieve their goal of building a sustainable healthcare system.
   http://www.shoutamerica.org/

» Single Payer Action
   Provides news and information supporting a single-payer health insurance system.
   http://singlepayeraction.org/

» Small Business Coalition for Affordable Healthcare
   Provides information about the crisis, congressional action and resources along with a list of coalition members.
   http://www.smallbusinesshealthcarecoalition.com/

» Small Business Majority
   Small business owners supporting comprehensive healthcare reform with cost containment, tax equity for the self-employed, insurance reform, and financing based on the principle of shared responsibility. Includes news, research, state activities and resour
   http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/

» Sojourners - Health-Care Reform Campaign
   Provides information, analysis and resources about healthcare reform efforts. Includes factchecking, how to get involved, and news about the actions of other faith groups.
   http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=action.display&item=HC09-main

» Stand Tall for America - Health Care Reform
   Information about U.S. Senator Ron Wyden's proposal (The Healthy Americans Act) to guarantee every American universal, affordable, comprehensive, portable, high-quality, private health coverage that is as good or better than Members of Congress have today
   http://www.standtallforamerica.com/issue/health_care/

» UHCAN (Universal Health Care Action Network)
   Group supporting the Institute of Medicine principles for health care reform: universal, continuous, affordable, sustainable, and promoting high-quality care.
   http://www.uhcan.org/

» USCCB - Health Care Reform
   Provides their position, facts and statistics, FAQs, video, how to get involved, and prayer and liturgy resources. From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
   http://www.usccb.org/healthcare/

» USW - Health Care Reform Tool Kit
   Provides information, resolutions, videos and downloadable leaflets, talking points and fact sheets supporting healthcare reform. From the United Steelworkers.
   http://www.usw.org/action_center/economy/download?id=0020

» United Church of Christ - Health Care Reform
   Calling upon local congregations "to actively work towards the creation of a national health care system and to affirm the moral and justice imperatives of equal access for all people."
   http://www.ucc.org/health-care-reform/

» Women's Universal Health Initiative
   WUHI addresses health care reform and universal health care by focusing on the role of women. Its purpose is to inform and educate women on health care reform.
   http://www.wuhi.org