Health Care Legal Research: Government and Private Organizations

Includes a variety of sub-organizations including the Administration on Aging and Administration on Intellectual and Development Disabilities.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the health care system and help Americans, health care professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions. AHRQ works within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used in an effort to achieve the goals of better care, smarter spending of health care dollars, and healthier people.

"is a nonpartisan legislative branch agency that provides the U.S. Congress with analysis and policy advice on the Medicare program."

Publications include the "Medicaid Integrity Report" and the "Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report"

Organization that focuses on access to contraception and abortion, HIV/AIDS, and pregnancy health issues.

The NACHC tracks both policy and clinical issues facing small community health centers and compiles research and data.

Issues of "Part B News" cover current problems in Medicare.

The MLP supports groups that link health and legal services.

The United Nations Children's Fund provides in-depth statistics on world health on its website.

US-based NGO that "delivers essential medicines and supplies, health expertise and medical training to respond to disaster, prevent disease, promote wellness and save lives around the globe."

NGO that provides medical care under its main tenets of abolishing poverty.

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.

An extensive list of specialized federal agencies, centers, and clearinghouses working in the medical and health fields.