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A nonpartisan group, the Alliance for
Health Care Reform believes that opinion leaders need an unbiased source of
information so they can understand the roots of the nation’s health care
problems and the trade-offs posed by competing proposals for change.
American Health Care Reform.org www.americanhealthcarereform.org
America's Health Insurance Plans,
Center for Policy and Research www.ahipresearch.org
American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org
Expanding coverage for the uninsured
and increasing access to care
American Patients for
Universal Health Care http://www.apuhc.com/
This newly-formed organization
is composed of health care patients, their families and friends united in
support of universal health care for every American.
The Cato Institute www.cato.org
Ceasefire on Health Care www.ceasefireonhealthcare.org
Center for Health Care
Strategies www.chcs.org
Center for Health
Transformation www.healthtransformation.net
Center for Studying Health
System Change www.hschange.com
Citizens’ Health Care Working Group www.citizenshealthcare.gov
The Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults.
Competition in Health Care,
Harvard Business School www.isc.hbs.edu
Families USA www.familiesusa.org
Families USA is a national nonprofit,
non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality,
affordable health care for all Americans. Working at the national, state,
and community levels, the organization has earned a national reputation as an
effective voice for health care consumers for more than 20 years.
FEHBP as a Model for Medicare
Reform: Separating Fact from Fiction
The Heritage Foundation
Freedom Works, Citizens for a Sound
Economy www.freedomworks.org
Galen Institute www.galen.org
General Motors, Healthcare 101: A
Conversation About Health Care www.gm.com
Health Care for All
(Massachusetts) www.hcfama.org
Health Care for All Texas www.healthcareforalltexas.org
Healthcare Leadership Council www.hlc.org
Heritage Foundation www.heritage.org
Institute of Medicine www.iom.ed The nation turns to the Institute of
Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on
matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. A nonprofit organization
specifically created for this purpose as well as an honorific membership
organization, the IOM was chartered in 1970 as a component of the National
Academy of Sciences. The Institute provides a vital service by working outside
the framework of government to ensure scientifically informed analysis and
independent guidance. The IOM’s mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to
improve health. The Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative
information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers,
professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.
John Locke Foundation www.johnlocke.org
Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a
non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care
issues facing the U.S., with a growing role in global health. Unlike
grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research and
communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit
research organizations or major media companies. It serves as a non-partisan
source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the
health care community, and the public. Information is always provided free of
charge – from the most sophisticated policy research, to basic facts and
numbers, to information young people can use to improve their health or elderly
people can use to understand their Medicare benefits.
Minnesota Medical Association www.mmaonline.net
National Bipartisan Commission on
the Future of Medicare www.medicare.commission.gov
The National Coalition on Health Care www.nchc.org The National Coalition on Health Care
is the nation’s largest and most broadly representative alliance working to
improve America’s health care. The Coalition, which was founded in 1990 and is
non-profit and rigorously non-partisan, is comprised of more than 70
organizations, employing or representing about 150 million Americans. Members are united in the belief that
we need – and can achieve – better, more affordable health care for
all Americans.
National Institute of
Medicine www.iom.edu
Crossing the Quality Chasm: A
New Health System for the 21st Century
New America Foundation www.newamerica.net
A nonprofit, post-partisan,
public policy institute, The New America Foundation was established in 1999
through the collaborative work of a diverse and intergenerational group of
public intellectuals, civic leaders, and business executives. The purpose of
New America Foundation is to bring exceptionally promising new voices and new
ideas to the fore of our nation’s public discourse.
Nursing's Agenda for Health
Care Reform www.nursingworld.org
American Nursing Association
Oregon Health Care Reform http://www.oregonhealthreform.org/local_health.php
Founded in 1997, Oregon Health
Care Reform is a local Community Health Collaboration funded by The Northwest
Health Foundation (NWHF), an independent, charitable foundation committed to
advancing, supporting, and promoting the health of the people of Oregon and
southwest Washington.
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development www.oecd.org/health/healthdata
Physicians for a National Health Programhttp://www.pnhp.org/stateactions/pennsylvania This single-issue organization
advocates a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health program. PNHP
favors maintaining total US healthcare funding at current costs and
implementing a system of highly efficient health benefits to costs ratio that
would greatly improve healthcare outcomes ultimately reducing costs.
Progressive Policy
Institute www.ppionline.org
Road Map to Reform www.ahip.org
America's Health Insurance
Plans
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation www.rwjf.org
The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans.
Trust for America's
Health www.healthyamericans.org
Wye River Group on Health
Care www.wrgh.org
PLEASE NOTE: Bucks Voices has no affiliation with, nor does it support any of these organizations. Information provided should be verified and updated via direct contact with the specified organization, clinic or agency.
Health care services for the uninsured Click here Need a dentist, but don't have insurance coverage? Click here COBRA confusion? You asked, we answer. Click here The Free Clinic of Doylestown For adults without health insurance whose incomes fall within 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Patients must live in the Doylestown Hospital service area. There is no work status requirement. Bucks County Health Improvement Project (BCHIP) Adult Clinic BCHIP is a collaboration of seven acute care hospitals in Bucks County, the Bucks County Department of Health, and the Bucks County Medical Society. Its mission is to address gaps in health service and improves the general health status of the community. BCHIP provides medical care for acute and chronic illness and referrals for other services. Patients must be over 18; a resident of Bucks County; have no medical insurance; not be eligible for Medicare, Medical Assistance, or any other insurance program; and meet income limits. There is no work status requirement. Grandview Hospital "Access" program provides discreet medical services on case-by-case basis. You must live in the service area. HealthLink Medical Center Montgomery County Residents Norristown Health Center Chester County Residents Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) Adults and children who live in Chester County, do not have health insurance, and whose incomes fall within 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. There is no work status requirement. Philadelphia Residents Philadelphia Health Care Center Locations Network of Health Centers that provide free primary medical and dental care for adults and children with or without insurance. No Residency Requirement Abington Hospital Ambulatory Services Primary care and specialty clinics for adults. Services provided on a sliding scale basis for people without insurance or with limited coverage. Services provided regardless of place of residence. The Clinic For adults, regardless of place of residence. Dental Care Bucks County Residents Bucks County Health Improvement Project Dental Program Provides free dental care for eligible children in Bucks County. There is currently a waiting list only for adults. Doylestown Clinic Dental Program Primary dental services for adults and children who are without dental insurance. Patients must reside within the Doylestown Hospital Service area and have family incomes within 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. No Residency Requirement Abington Hospital Dental Clinic Dental clinic staffed by dental residents. Services provided at reduced rates. Clinic is not accepting new patients but may see emergencies on a case by case basis. Temple Dental School Provides emergency, primary and specialty dental services at reduced rates. University of Pennsylvania Dental School Provides emergency, primary and specialty dental services at reduced rates. Einstein Hospital Dental Clinic Dental clinic staffed by dental residents. Services provided at reduced rates. Harcum Junior College's Cohen Dental Center Montgomery Bucks Dental Society Manor College Dental Health Center General dentistry, orthodontics, emergency care, and student dental hygiene services at reduced rates. Montgomery County Community College Dental Hygiene Clinic Clinic operates September through May, by appointment. Exam, cleaning and x-rays for $15.00. Children's Resources Bucks County Residents The Free Clinic of Doylestown Mother Bachman Maternity Center Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership Dental program Serves low-income, uninsured children and adult residents of Bucks County. North Penn Visiting Nurses Association Home health agency that provides a diverse array of services to residents of the North Penn Community and surrounding areas. Services include home health care, hospice care, adult day services, Meals on Wheels, children's clinic, health education classes, support groups, health screenings, and CPR training. Mental Health Services Lenape Valley Foundation Private, non-profit community mental health center providing a variety of psychiatric and social services to the residents of Bucks County. Penndel Mental Health Center Private, non-profit community mental health center providing a variety of psychiatric and social services to the residents of Bucks County. Penn Foundation Offers mental health, mental retardation, and drug and alcohol services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. Services include inpatient, outpatient, and residential programs as well as crisis intervention, case management, Christian counseling, and employee assistance programs. Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence An independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to provide resources and opportunities to reduce the impact of addiction and to improve related health issues for the entire community. Services include prevention, consultation, education, advocacy, assessment, intervention and treatment. Available to all regardless of ability to pay, ethnicity, race, gender, age, or sexual/gender orientation. Miscellaneous Resources MANNA Provides medically appropriate home-delivered meals to people at acute nutritional risk from a life-threatening illness. Services include providing meals that meet the specific nutritional needs of people with illnesses including chronic kidney disease, diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS and many others, nutrition counseling and assessment in accordance with Medical Nutrition Therapy standards set by the American Dietetic Association. Montgomery County Department of Health Operates clinics that provide immunizations, testing for childhood lead poisoning, HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and tuberculosis (TB), and treatment for STD and TB. Additional services provide breast and cervical cancer screenings, home visits for pregnant and new moms, car seat safety checks, and educational programs. Bucks County Department of Health Health Building (2nd Floor) 7321 New Falls Road 515 West End Blvd. Bucks County Opportunity Council Healthy Women Pennsylvania Department of Welfare/Montgomery County Assistance Office Pottstown District Pennsylvania Department of Welfare/Bucks County Assistance Office Pennsylvania Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) A Woman's Place Provides comprehensive free, private, and confidential domestic violence service, support, education, outreach, and advocacy. Men's Initiative Patient Assistance Programs (Pharmaceuticals) Partnership for Prescription Assistance The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America's pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that's right for them. Many will get them free or nearly free. Its mission is to increase awareness of patient assistance programs and boost enrollment of those who are eligible. Through its website, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. Needymeds.com www.needymeds.com Source: http://www.healthlinkmedical.org/agencies.asp
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