Advocacy/Research Organizations

National

Research from the following organizations was used in preparing dialogue materials:

Commonwealth Fund http://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

Kaiser State Health Facts http://www.statehealthfacts.org
Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on more than 500 health topics and is linked to both the Kaiser Family Foundation website (www.kff.org) and KaiserNetwork.org (www.kaisernetwork.org).


Kansas

Kansas Health Consumer Coalition Contact: Anna Lambertson534 S. Kansas Ave, Suite 1220
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Telephone: 785-232-9997
Fax: 785-232-9998
Email: anna@kshealthconsumer.org
http://www.kshealthconsumer.com/
Kansas Health Institute
212 SW Eighth Avenue, Suite 300
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3936
Telephone: (785) 233-5443
Fax: (785) 233-1168
Email: mailbox@khi.org
http://www.khi.org/

The Kansas Health Institute is an independent, nonprofit health policy and research organization based in Topeka, Kansas. The Kansas Health Institute conducts research and policy analysis on issues that affect the health of Kansans.

Mississippi

Mississippi Health Advocacy Program (MHAP)
Contact: Javis Dortch800 North President Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Telephone: 601-353-0845
Fax: 601-353-0329
Toll free: 877-982-2990
E-mail: jdortch@mhap.org
http://www.mhap.org/

Ohio

UHCAN Ohio
Contact: Audra Teague404 S. 3rd Street
Columbus, OH 43215-5413
Telephone: 614-456-0060
Fax: 614-456-0059
Email: columbus@uhcanohio.org
http://www.uhcanohio.org/

UHCAN Ohio will work throughout Ohio for high quality, accessible, affordable and publicly accountable health care for all Ohioans through education, empowering people and organizations, and participation in the political process.
Health Policy Institute of Ohio
37 West Broad Street, Suite 350
Columbus, OH 43215-4198
Telephone: (614) 224-4950
Fax: (614) 224-2205
http://www.healthpolicyohio.org/default.html

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is an independent, nonpartisan, statewide center that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies and other decision-makers.