National Resources U. S. Government Main Health Reform Site This site provides a detailed timeline for healthcare reform and coverage. This site also provides surveys and data on various opinions and views from healthcare leaders. It also has links to various grant and fellowship opportunities. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. An international program in health policy is designed to stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries. The White House Health Reform Site This site provides discussions and blogs on the benefits of health reform to individuals and businesses. It provides detailed information on health reform legislation broken down by sections and titles of the law. The U.S. Health and Human Services Site This site provides information about ARRA funding opportunities for health reform efforts and health information technology. The National Conference of State Legislatures This site provides information related to the chanlenges and guidance provided to and from state legislatures and state health reform efforts. The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. NCSL is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies. NCSL is your organization. The leadership of NCSL is composed of legislators and staff from across the country. The NCSL Executive Committee provides overall direction on operations of the Conference. This site provides a detailed timeline for healthcare reform and coverage. This site also provides surveys and data on various opinions and views from healthcare leaders. It also has links to various grant and fellowship opportunities. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. An international program in health policy is designed to stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation This site provides discussion, summaries and comparisons of health reform laws and proposals. A leader in health policy and communications, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies. They serve as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public. Our product is information, always provided free of charge — from the most sophisticated policy research, to basic facts and numbers, to information young people can use to improve their health or elderly people can use to understand their Medicare benefits. The Kaiser Family Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The site provides various articles analyzing health reform policy and proposals. It also has a weekly feature that examines keywords, terms and phrases in health reform to determine their meanings. This site also has links to grant opportunities and calls for proposals. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Our efforts focus on improving both the health of everyone in America and their health care—how it's delivered, how it's paid for, and how well it does for patients and their families. We are guided by a fundamental premise: we are stewards of private funds that must be used in the public's interest. Our greatest asset isn't our endowment; it's the way we help create leverage for change. We create leverage by building evidence and producing, synthesizing and distributing knowledge, new ideas and expertise. We harness the power of partnerships by bringing together key players, collaborating with colleagues, and securing the sustained commitment of other funders and advocates to improve the health and health care of all Americans. This is a searchable site which announces grant funding opportunities. National Governor's Association This Web site is intended to be a central resource for state leaders about health reform implementation. In addition to NGA and Consortium publications, all relevant guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as priority publications from other organizations, is included on this site. This site has links to the latest news articles relating to health reform. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides detailed information on HIPAA compliance and other related resources for privacy and security standards. This site has informational resources for understanding the HIPAA rules and national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials This site provides links and other information that are particularly related to state level matters regarding health reform.
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