Helpful Links
Explore a collection of hand-selected, valuable links for health care journalists.
Helpful Links
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Academic centers
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics publishes research and analysis from researchers at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of…
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Advocacy groups
California Health Advocates provides information for journalists and consumers on Medicare, Medicare supplemental coverage and long-term-care insurance. While the program…
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Consultants
Many consultants specializing in human resources and health care strategies have experts and reports on health policy and health insurance.…
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Consumer associations
Integrative Health Policy Institute seeks to eliminate barriers to health by advocating for a health system that promotes and supports…
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Consumer resources
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) provide local and objective insurance counseling and assistance to Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and…
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Costs and pricing
AboutHealthTransparency.org is a nonprofit website that publishes resources and news about health care price transparency. In addition to tracking health…
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Data aggregators
The Milken Institute COVID-19 vaccine and treatment tracker is compiled from publicly available sources and will grow to include FDA-approved…
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Employee survey shows that as deductibles and out-of-pocket costs rise, perceived value of benefits falls
A report from benefits consulting firm Mercer shows that health insurance benefits are an important element of employers’ efforts to…
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Employer Coalitions
The Private Exchange Evaluation Collaborative The Private Exchange Evaluation Collaborative (PEEC) was formed in the fall of 2013 to provide…
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Federal agencies
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) advises the federal Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on…
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For-profit companies
Insure.com is a for-profit resource for consumers seeking information on home, health, and auto insurance and guidance on how to…
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Foundations
Although the nation’s health care foundations may serve many different fields, such as health services, policy research, and public health,…
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Government sites
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. MACPAC is a non-partisan agency that is part of the legislative branch of…
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Health care costs and pricing
The Center for State Rx Drug Pricing. This center is a division of the National Academy for State Health Policy…
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Law Firms
BakerHostetler: This firm provides legal services in business law and employment law and offers health law updates via email Epstein Becker…
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Nonprofit organizations
IPRO is a nonprofit health care assessment and quality improvement organization that uses clinical expertise, technology and data to help…
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Peer-reviewed journals
In April 2021, the American College of Physicians and the American Heart Association formed a partnership to launch a new…
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Provider organizations
America’s Physician Groups is an advocacy organization that supports physician groups that assume responsibility for clinically integrated, comprehensive and coordinated…
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Public policy organizations
The Greenlining Institute is a public policy, research, and nonprofit advocacy organization that seeks to advance economic opportunities for people…
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Report examines steps governors, Medicaid directors can take to improve health care delivery in the states
The State Health Care Cost Containment Commission, a project of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, released a report: Cracking…
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Reports/Studies
A study from the RAND Corporation published in JAMA Open Network, “Trends in Low-Value Health Service Use and Spending in…
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Research organizations
Council for Informed Drug-Spending Analysis is an independent, nonpartisan group of academic experts who analyze drug-spending policies without influence from pharmaceutical…
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State agencies
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) is a state agency in Massachusetts that collects financial and patient-level data…
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Trade Associations
The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC) is a nonprofit trade association representing 81 health information exchanges (HIEs) that transmit…
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