Integrative Health Policy Institute seeks to eliminate barriers to health by advocating for a health system that promotes and supports consumers’ health and well-being by working, for example, on patient-centered care. Under patient-centered care, health care professionals would serve patient needs above all else, the institute said.
The Right Care Alliance is a coalition of clinicians, patients and consumers seeking to make health care institutions accountable to their communities and to put patients, not profits, at the heart of health care. One of its initiatives focuses on eliminating all barriers, such as lack of health insurance, for COVID-19 vaccinations and testing.
HealthCare.com is an online company that helps consumers shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage and to make health care decisions. A privately-owned company, HealthCare.com said it provides recommendations to help consumers.
Patients for Affordable Drugs. P4AD says it’s the only independent national patient group focused exclusively on reducing the price of prescription drugs and that it does not take funding from any organizations that profit from the development and distribution of these drugs.
Consumers Union Health Care Value Hub. In March 2015, Consumers Union started the Health Care Value Hub to address issues related to health care costs and quality. The hub is a networking and resource center for those working to reduce the cost of care and improve the value the health care system delivers. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the hub will provide research-based information and tools for those seeking to reduce costs and increase health care quality. Lynn Quincy will serve as hub director.