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U.S. Policy Research Organizations
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research [AEI] (Washington, DC)
- American Health Policy Institute (Washington, DC). The Institute is conducting studies that will look at a host of key health care issues, including transparency, employer responses to the Affordable Care Act, and the impact of possible changes in the tax code on employment-based care. The continual increase in health care costs over the past two decades coupled with enactment of the Affordable Care Act has put significant pressure on employers to not only figure out the best ways to keep abreast with the waves of change sweeping over that system, but also to search intensively for the next generation of health care delivery systems.is guided by a Board of Trustees consisting of 50 Chief Human Resources Officers and senior benefits executives from America’s largest employers.
- American Iatrogenic Association (Houston, TX)
- American Institutes for Research (Washington, DC). We address overall health and well-being—physical, mental, social, and emotional—across the lifecycle where people live, learn, work, and play, through work that spans and integrates promotion, prevention, intervention, care, and recovery. We promote better, more efficient, and more patient-centered health care; test and disseminate new models of care and best practices in quality, delivery, and cost-effectiveness; and engage targeted audiences to influence behavior and improve health.
- American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- American Social Health Association (Research Triangle Park, NC)
- American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics (ASLME)
- America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
- APACHE Medical Systems, Inc.
- Applied Management Sciences, Inc.
- Aspen Systems Corporation
- Cato Institute (Washington, DC). Entitlements & Health Care is one of 11 major areas of research. Research focuses on means to replace mandatory government health programs with voluntary market approaches, including Medical Savings Accounts.
- Center for Auto Safety (Washington, DC)
- Center for Health Affairs | Project Hope Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. Established 1996 to conduct research on issues affecting health care in rural areas.
- Center for Health Care Strategies
- Center for Healthcare Industry Performance Studies
- Center for Health Economics Research (CHER: Waltham, MA) As of February 28, 2002, Health Economics Research, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of RTI (Research Triangle Institute) International, a non-profit, independent research institute.
- Center for Health Policy Studies (Columbia, MD)
- Center for Insurance Research
- Center for Law and Social Policy (Washington, DC)
- Center for Policy Studies (St. Paul, MN)
- Center for Reproductive Rights. The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global legal organization dedicated to advancing women’s reproductive health, self-determination and dignity as basic human rights. We are the only global legal advocacy organization dedicated to reproductive rights, with expertise in both U.S. constitutional and international human rights law. Our groundbreaking cases before national courts, United Nations committees, and regional human rights bodies have expanded access to reproductive healthcare, including birth control, safe abortion, prenatal and obstetric care, and unbiased information. We influence the law outside the courtroom as well, documenting abuses, working with policymakers to promote progressive measures, and fostering legal scholarship and teaching on reproductive health and human rights.
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSIP)
- Center for the Study of American Business (St. Louis, MO)
- Center for State Policy Research
- Center for the Study of Social Policy (Washington, DC)
- Center for Studying Health System Change (Washington, DC).Conducts Health Tracking, an on-going study monitoring health system change in 15 communities across the country. Also has done research on a) access to care; b) access to specialists; c) satisfaction and quality; and d) access to mental health services.
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities [CBPP] (Washington, DC)
- Children’s Defense Fund [CDF] (Washington, DC)
- Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE)
- The Claremont Institute
- Commission on Hospital & Professional Activities (CPHA)
- Independent Institute
- Institute for Behavioral Healthcare (Portola Valley, CA)
- Institute for Contemporary Studies
- Institute for the Future (Menlo Park, CA)
- Institute for Health Freedom: NC Information
- Institute for International Research
- Institute for Policy Innovation (Lewisville, TX)
- Institute for Socioeconomic Studies
- Institute for Urban Family Health
- National Academy of Sciences | National Academy of Medicine (Washington, DC)
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Division of Health Care Services (HCS). Focuses on issues of health care organization, financing, effectiveness, workforce, and delivery, with special emphasis on quality, costs, and accessibility of care.
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP). Focuses on issues affecting the health of the public, including population-based public health measures and the public health infrastructure.
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- InterStudy (Excelsior, MN)
- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid & Uninsured (KCMU)
- Knowledge Networks. KN delivers quality and service to guide leaders in academia, government, and business – uniquely bringing scientifically valid research to the online space through its probability-based, online KnowledgePanel®. The company delivers unique study design, science, analysis, and panel maintenance, along with a commitment to close collaboration at every stage of the research process. Knowledge Networks leverages its expertise in health care, public policy, brands, media, and advertising to provide insights that speak directly to clients’ most important concerns and research questions.
- National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Foundation (NARAL)
- National Academy of Sciences | Board on International Health (Washington, DC). Mission is to inform the scientific community/government/public about issues/policies/ needs/opportunities in international health, affecting both individual & public health, to delineate the relevance to US of health problems in other parts of the world.
- National Academy of Social Insurance [NASI] (Washington, DC). Non-partisan organization which conducts research on Medicare, Social Security and related social assistance, workers’ compensation and private employee benefits.
- National Association of Healthcare Consultants
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
- National Center for Health Research. The National Center for Health Research is the new name for the National Research Center for Women & Families. We promote the health and safety of women, children, and families by using objective, research-based information to encourage new, more effective programs and policies.
- National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
- National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)
- National Consortium on Violence Research
- National Health Lawyers Association (NHLA)
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC). NILC works to prevent immigrant families from being excluded from vital health care and safety-net programs, promotes policies that enhance fundamental safety-net protections for all those living in the United States.
- National Legal Center for the Public Interest
- National Policy Association
- National Public Health and Hospital Institute
- VA Medical Center Health Services R & D Field Programs (HSR&D)
- VA HSR&D | Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (Minneapolis, MN)
- VA HSR&D | Center for Health Care Evaluation (Palo Alto, CA)
- VA HSR&D | Center for Health Quality, Outcomes & Economic Research (Bedford, MA)
- VA HSR&D | Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care (Durham, NC)
- VA HSR&D | Center for the Study of Health Care Provider Behavior (Sepulveda, CA)
- VA HSR&D | Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research (Ann Arbor)
- VA HSR&D | Epidemiologic Research and Information Center [ERIC] (Durham, NC)
- VA HSR&D | Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies (Houston)
- VA HSR&D | Field Program for Mental Health (Little Rock, AK)
- VA HSR&D | Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research (Hines, IL)
- VA HSR&D | Northwest Center for Outcomes Research in Older Adults (Seattle, WA)
- VA HSR&D | Veterans Evidence-based Research Dissemination Implementation Center (San Antonio, TX)
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