Selected Policy Resources
- 100 Percent Campaign to Provide All CA Children with Health Insurance
The 100% Campaign is a collaborative effort of Children Now, Children's Defense Fund and The Children's Partnership with primary funding from The California Endowment, created to ensure that every California child has health insurance.
http://www.100percentcampaign.org/
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) was established in December 1989 under Public Law 101-239
(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989). AHCPR, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the
lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden
access to essential services. AHCPR's broad programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical
practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers. AHCPR also manages the National Guideline Clearinghouse (sponsored jointly with AMA and the American Association of Health Plans) on its Website, making clinical guidelines that meet strict development criteria widely available.
http://www.ahcpr.gov
- California Health Information for Policy Project (CHIPP)
CHIPP is designed to help states improve their health information systems to support health policy making and program management. Project overview, news, calendar and other healthcare data, Health Database Inventory - downloadable software with descriptive information on over 125 databases maintained by 10 Health and Welfare Departments or programs, OSHPD (Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development) data and publications.
http://www.chipp.cahwnet.gov/
- California Healthcare Foundation
Supports research aimed at expanding access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promoting fundamental improvements in the health status of the people of California.
http://www.chcf.org/
- Healthy Families Program
A state and federal funded health coverage program for children with family incomes above the level eligible for no cost Medi-Cal and below 200% of the federal income guidelines
http://HealthyFamilies.ca.gov
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Reports, summaries of publications; California focus for many research projects.
http://www.kff.org/
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
What's new, description of programs & projects, library, publications list.
http://www.rwjf.org
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