Summary
Health care is the treatment and management of illnesses of the elderly, and the preservation of health through services offered by the medical, dental, complementary and alternative medicine, pharmaceutical, clinical sciences (in vitro diagnostics), nursing, and allied health professions. Health care embraces all the goods and services designed to promote health, including preventive, curative and palliative interventions, whether directed to individuals or to populations.
Bi-Partisan Health Care Information
National Academy for State Health Policy
Nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to excellence in state health policy and practice. Conducts policy analysis, provides training, and more.
www.nashp.org
Alliance For Health Reform
Nonpartisan nonprofit group working to ensure that all people in the United States have health coverage at a reasonable cost.
www.allhealth.org
National Health Policy Forum (NHPF)
Bipartisan education and information exchange program primarily serving federal legislative and executive agency staff working in health care and related areas.
www.nhpf.org
Stanford University Center for Health Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research
Dedicated to education and rigorous investigation to guide health policy and clinical practices.
www.chppcor.stanford.edu
Health Care Reform Information
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
A nationally recognized center of expertise on health care reform.
www.pnhp.org
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
A nationally recognized center of expertise on health care reform.
www.pnhp.org