Regional/State Policy Research Organizations

I. What’s What in Health Policy >> H. Health Policy Research Organizations >> Regional/State Policy Research Organizations (last updated 4.25.17)

This listing includes organizations that focus predominantly on providing health policy advice to specified states or regions. To avoid duplication, it does not include many university-based centers, policy research organizations or state-level industry professional associations that may also provide policy research for individual states.

Regional Policy Research Organizations

• Local Government Institute’s Research Program
• Southern Institute on Children and Families (Columbia, SC)

State Policy Research Organizations

• AR:   Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
• CA:   California Health Policy Forum
• CO:   Colorado Health Institute
• KA:   Kansas Health Institute. The Kansas Health Institute was established in 1995 by the Kansas Health Foundation to be an information resource for state policymakers.
• LA:   Louisiana Public Health Institute
• MA:  Massachusetts Health Policy Forum
• MI:   Mackinac Center for Public Policy (Michigan)
• MI:   Michigan Health Policy Forum
• NY:   New York Academy of Medicine
• NC:   North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research
• NC:   North Carolina Institute of Medicine
• OH:  Health Policy Institute of Ohio
• TX:   Texas Institute for Health Policy Research
• United Hospital Fund of New York