The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics publishes research and analysis from researchers at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, the Harris School of Public Policy, and the University of Chicago Law School. Among the topics the institute addresses are health care and health disparities.
Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy works to improve health care and the value of health through evidence-based policies on biomedical innovation, education and workforce development, health care transformation and on such topics as accountable care and COVID-19. The center’s director is Dr. Mark McClellan, a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and past administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion is a population health research center based at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Established in 2011, the center seeks to improve population health through research, education and evidence-based policy and practice. It has an extensive resource center on topics related to health and society.
NORC at the University of Chicago on health and well being provides research on health and health care access, payment and delivery models, quality measures, the needs of special populations, health outcomes and the factors that influence health.
The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) estimates that the financial losses due to health care fraud are in the tens of billions of dollars each year.
Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (IPFCC). The IPFCC seeks to advance the understanding and practice of patient- and family-centered care and works with patients, families, and health care professionals through education, consultation, and providing research and strategic partnerships.
RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that seeks to improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis. Its research on health, health insurance, health care reform, and health information technology examines how the organization and financing of care affect costs, quality and access.
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families reports on Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicaid waivers, the health insurance marketplace, rural health and other topics affecting children’s and family health policy. The center has an extensive list of state health resources including data on state health coverage and facts.
JD Power Healthcare. Researchers from J.D. Power uses consumer surveys to rate health insurance companies, health plans, pharmacies, vision and dental plans and blood glucose meters. Its healthcare ratings are based on the opinions of a sample of consumers who have used or owned the product or service being rated.
United States of Care is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization seeking to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable health care regardless of health status, social need, or income.
46brooklyn Research is a nonprofit corporation in Ohio that seeks to improve the accessibility and usability of drug pricing data in the United States by collecting and curating drug price data from a variety of sources. Founded by professionals from the community pharmacy industry, 46brooklyn also publishes research based on public data to explain the complexities built into the drug supply business.
IQVIA was formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles and provides contract research services to life sciences companies. Also, it provides data and reports on pharmaceutical spending and drug development. Much of its research is proprietary but some is available to the public.
Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM). The society is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve diagnosis and eliminate harm from diagnostic error. It provides resources for patients, clinicians and educators. In 2015, the society established the Coalition to Improve Diagnosis, to increase awareness about the need to improve diagnosis.
The Coalition to Improve Diagnosis is a division of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine representing patients and health care providers. The coalition advocates for increase research funding and promotes the adoption of effective quality improvement interventions.
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative. Founded in 2006, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) is a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder membership organization that seeks to improve the health system by focusing on primary care and the patient-centered medical home. It provides reports and other resources for patients and clinicians that could be useful to journalists.
EconoFact is a non-partisan publication designed to bring key facts and analysis to the national debate on economic and social policies. Academic economists contribute to this site that is funded by the Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World at The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
The Integrated Benefit Institute is an organization for employers that develops resources to help them improve the productivity and performance of their workforces.
Costs of Care is a nongovernmental organization founded by Neel Shah, MD, that curates and disseminates knowledge from patients and clinicians about the costs of care to help health systems deliver better care at lower cost and to ensure that patients get safe, dignified, and affordable care.
National Council on Aging helps those Americans aged 60 and over to meet the challenges of aging by partnering with nonprofit organizations, government and businesses to provide community programs and services, advocacy and online help.
The mission of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research is to improve the health of individuals, families, and populations by understanding the problems, issues and alternatives in the design and delivery of health care services. Based at the University of North Carolina Division of Health Affairs, it does this work through research into the access, adequacy, organization, cost and effectiveness of health care and by sending this information to policy makers and the public.
One of its initiatives is the Rural Health Research Program, which tracks problems Americans in rural areas have in accessing care, and it keeps a tally of rural hospitals that have closed in recent years. The center also houses the North Carolina Institute of Medicine.
Other initiatives of the Sheps Center address aging, disability, and long-term care; health workforce research and policy; medical practice and prevention; healthcare organization research; health disparities; primary care research; child and adolescent health services; mental health and substance abuse services; health care economics and finance; and general health services research.
The Center for Health Insurance Reforms is based at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute and produces evidence-based research, analysis and advice designed to improve access to affordable and adequate health insurance. It conducts research on issues related to health policy and health services. HPI is affiliated with Georgetown’s public policy graduate programs (the McCourt School of Public Policy). CHIR staff members provides policy expertise and technical assistance to federal and state policymakers, regulators and others. They are also well versed sources in topics related to health insurance underwriting, marketing and products, and the complex state and federal rules governing the health insurance marketplace.
Center for Value Based Insurance Design at University of Michigan: The center says the basic premise of value-based insurance design (VBID) seeks to improve health outcomes by remove barriers to essential, high-value health services by suggesting, for example, that copayments and deductibles force some consumers and patients not to get needed medications or treatments.
KelloggInsight: Healthcare: Researchers from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University publish articles about their research on this site.
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions. The National Alliance is a nonprofit representing more than 12,000 employers (or health care purchasers) and their 45 million employees, family members, and retirees. The employer-purchasers spend $300 billion on health care each year. The alliance is a good source for reports on employer spending and strategies to control costs and improve quality.
The Health Care Transformation Task Force was established in 2014 to bring together patients, payers, providers, and purchasers to act as a private-sector driver, coordinator, and facilitator of delivery system transformation. The task force also serves as a public voice on value-based payment and care delivery reform.
Business for Medicare for All represents business owners who say Medicare for All must be a top policy priority of American businesses, adding that the profit-driven health insurance system poses a threat to business. Also, they say that high health insurance costs lower profits and wages, harm innovation, and hinder international competitiveness.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Policy Lab. The mission of the CHOP PolicyLab is to achieve optimal child health and well-being through interdisciplinary research.
PBM Accountability Project of New Hampshire. This organization of labor and business leaders, patient groups, health care providers, and municipalities formed the PBM Accountability Project of New Hampshire in August 2019, to raise awareness of the role PBMs play in raising prescription drug prices. The site offers useful resources that explain how PBMs work.
Health Over Profit is a group of individuals who support a national Medicare for all health care system.