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THINK TANKS AND POLICY SHOPS
California Healthcare Foundation, Oakland, CA
http://www.chcf.org/
Cato Institute Health Studies, Washington, DC
http://www.cato.org/reseacharea.php?display=6
Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO), Washington, DC
http://www.hcfo.net/index.cfm
The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY
http://www.cmwf.org/
Employee Benefit Research Institute, Washington, DC
http://www.ebri.org/
Galen Institute, Alexandria, VA
http://www.galen.org/
The Heartland Institute, Chicago, IL
http://www.heartland.org
Heritage Foundation Center for Health Policy Studies, Washington, DC
http://www.heritage.org/research/healthcare/index.cfm
Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC and Menlo Park, CA
http://www.kff.org/
See also the Kaiser Network for webcasts and media summaries
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/
National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, TX
http://www.ncpa.org/newdpd/index.php
State Policy Network, Richmond, CA
Links to state-based think tanks
http://www.spn.org
Urban Institute's Health Policy Center
http://www.urban.org/content/PolicyCenters/HealthPolicy/Overview.htm
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS and BLOGS
Consumer Direction, Washington, DC
http://www.consumerdirection.org/
Consumers for Health Care Choices, Hagerstown, MD
http://www.chcchoices.org/
Consumers Union on Health Care, New York, NY
http://www.consumersunion.org/health.html
Families USA, Washington, DC
http://www.familiesusa.org/index.html
Health Insurance Consumer Guides, Washington, DC
http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/
On the Fence Films
http://onthefencefilms.com/
Serious Medicine blog
http://seriousmedicine.blogspot.com/
State Coverage Initiatives, Washington, DC
http://www.statecoverage.org/node/7
TRADE AND ELECTED OFFICIAL ASSOCIATIONS
America's Health Insurance Plans
http://www.ahip.net/
American Academy of Actuaries
http://www.actuary.org/
American Legislative Exchange Council
http://www.alec.org/am/template.cfm?section=home
American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
http://www.aapsonline.org/
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
http://bcbshealthissues.com/
Council for Affordable Health Insurance
http://www.cahi.org/index.asp
National Associationfor Business Economics
http://www.nabe.com/
National Association of Health Underwriters
http://www.nahu.org/
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
http://www.naic.org/
National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/
HSA AND HRA RESOURCES
About HSAs -- U.S. Treasury
http://www.treas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/
Consumer Driven Market Report
http://www.hsamarkets.com/
HSA Decisions
http://www.healthdecisions.org/HSA/
HSA Finder
http://www.hsafinder.com/
HSA Insider
http://www.hsainsider.com/
Inside Consumer-Directed Care
http://www.aishealth.com/AISConsumerDirected.html
National Association of Alternative Benefits Consultants
http://www.naabc.com/cbcd1.htm
CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT TOOLS
Ancina Healthcare
http://www.ancina.com/aboutus.php
eHealthInsurance
https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Welcome.ds
Patient Inform
http://www.patientinform.org/PI/home.jsp
Subimo
http://www.subimo.com/
Wisconsin Hospital Association Price Comparisons
http://www.wipricepoint.org/about.aspx
BUSINESS PRESS
Business Insurance
http://www.businessinsurance.com/
Contingencies (American Academy of Actuaries publication)
http://www.contingencies.org/
Employee Benefits News
http://www.benefitnews.com/
Local Business Journals
http://www.bizjournals.com/
National Underwriter
http://cms.nationalunderwriter.com/cms/nationalunderwriter/public%20website
HEALTH CARE PRESS
American Journal of Public Health
http://www.ajph.org/
American Medical News
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/index.htm
British Medical Journal
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/
Health Affairs
http://www.healthaffairs.org/
Health Leaders
http://www.healthleaders.com/
Hospitals and Health Networks
http://www.hospitalconnect.com/hhnmag/jsp/hhnonline.jsp
Inquiry
http://www.inquiryjournal.org/
Links to Medical Journals
http://www.medbioworld.com/med/journals/med-bio.html
Links to Public Health Journals
http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/med/pubhealth/pubjnl.html#H
Medical Economics
http://www.memag.com/memag/