National Health Policy Forum

Links: Other Web Sites for Policymakers

Listed below are Web sites of government agencies, research, and state-based organizations that provide in-depth information on health policy issues. Also listed are the foundation sponsors of the Forum. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but research staff at the Forum have found the viewpoints and data from these sources to be particularly useful. In most cases the information provided is available for free.

The National Health Policy Forum does not endorse the views or materials posted on these sites, nor does it attest to the accuracy of any information offered therein.

Federal Agencies

Department of Agriculture
	USDA Economic Research Service
	Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
	Food Safety Inspection Services
Department of Commerce
	Census Bureau
	Economics and Statistics Administration
Department of Defense
	TRICARE
Department of Education
	National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
	Administration on Aging (AoA)
	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
	Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
	National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)
	National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC)
	U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
	National Center for Health Statistics
	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
	Medicare.gov
	Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC)
	Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
	Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
	Healthfinder
	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
	National Library of Medicine
	Pub Med (Medline)
	Office of the Secretary
	Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
	Office of Disability, Aging, and Long Term Care Policy
	Office of the National Coordinator on Health Information Technology (ONCHIT)
	National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Labor
	Bureau of Labor Statistics
	Employee Benefits Security Administration
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government Printing Office (GPO Access)
	Federal Register
Council of Economic Advisors
Office of Management and Budget

Congressional Support Agencies

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Library of Congress
	Congressional Research Service (CRS)
	Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Legislative Branch

U.S. House of Representatives
	Committee on Appropriations
	Committee on the Budget
	Committee on Education and Labor
	Committee on Energy and Commerce
	Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. Senate
	Committee on Appropriations
	Committee on the Budget
	Committee on Finance
	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
	Special Committee on Aging

Information Resources

Center for Science in the Public Interest

Clinicaltrials.gov

Cochrane Collaboration

Community Guide

Consumers Union

Federal Register

The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO)

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC)

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

National Quality Forum (NQF)

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)

National Working Group on Evidence-Based Health Care

Public Library of Science(PLoS)

Pub Med (Medline)

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet

US Pharmacopeia (USP)

Think Tanks and
Research Organizations

AcademyHealth
	State Coverage Initiatives
Alliance for Health Reform
American Enterprise Institute
Brookings Institution
California Healthcare Foundation
Cato Institute
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Center for Biosecurity (at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
Center for Studying Health System Change
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
ECRI Institute's Comparative Effectiveness Resource Center
Economic Success Clearinghouse (formerly Welfare Information Network)
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Georgetown University
	Center for Children and Families
	Health Policy Institute
George Washington University
	Center for Health Services Research and Policy
Heritage Foundation
Health Affairs (Project HOPE)
Institute for Health Policy Solutions
Institute of Medicine
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies — Health Policy Institute
Kaiser Family Foundation
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
National Academies of Science
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
National Academy of Social Insurance
RAND Health
Urban Institute

State-Centered
Research Organizations

American Public Human Services Association
	National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD)
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
National Academy for State Health Policy
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)
National Association of County Health Officials
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Governors Association
National Network of Public Health Insitutes
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
State Health Access Reform Evaluation

Global Health
Research Organizations

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Global Health Policy Research Network

Nuclear Threat Initiative

State Health Policy Forums

AR:	Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
CA:	California Health Policy Forum
CO:	Colorado Health Institute
GA:	Georgia Health Policy Center (Georgia State University)
KA:	Kansas Health Institute
LA:	Louisiana Public Health Institute
MA:	Massachusetts Health Policy Forum
ME:	Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service (University of Southern Maine)
MI:	Michigan Health Policy Forum
ND:	Center for Rural Health (University of North Dakota)
OH:	Health Policy Institute of Ohio
TX:	Texas Institute for Health Policy Research
WA:	Resource Center for Health Policy (University of Washington)
WI:	Population Health Institute (University of Wisconsin)