Consumers for Health Care Choices
CHCC Resources

THINK TANKS AND POLICY SHOPS

California Healthcare Foundation, Oakland, CA
http://www.chcf.org/

Cato Institute Health Studies, Washington, DC
http://www.cato.org/healthcare/index.html

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/

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/newsite/main/

Urban Institute's Health Policy Center
http://www.urban.org/content/PolicyCenters/HealthPolicy/Overview.htm




ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

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/

State Coverage Initiatives, Washington, DC
http://www.statecoverage.net/about.htm





TRADE AND ELECTED OFFICIALASSOCIATIONS

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/about

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 CAREPRESS

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/

Hospitala 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/