The Archimedes Movement is a grassroots organization that gathers the voices of ordinary Oregonians to form a vision for a better health care system. Founded in 2006 by former Oregon governor John Kitzhaber the movement holds events across the state. Their Web site is a great resource for understanding our health care system and offers lots of opportunities for advocates. http://wecandobetter.org/
The Oregon Health Action Campaign (OHAC) is a 20-year-old organization whose mission is to empower the consumer voice in the development of health systems that give all people access to the care they need, when they need it, from providers of their choice at an affordable cost. OHAC works statewide and in local communities, with organizations and individuals, in coalition and collaboration, to increase the number of people receiving health services as well as improving access for the uninsured, low-income and vulnerable Oregonians. The OHAC Web site has links to a variety of resources, including information about hospital charity care policies and a health helpline. www.ohac.org/
The Oregon Health Fund Board was initiated by the Oregon Legislature during the 2007 Session. Its statewide study of the health care system resulted in recommendations that shaped the health reform efforts of the 2009 Legislative Session, most notably HB2009 and HB2116, which laid legislative foundations for reform and expanded coverage to low income children and adults. Their Web page celebrates this effort and provides documents and links that show the trajectory of health reform in Oregon. http://healthfundboard.oregon.gov/
Faithful Reform in Health Care exists to expand the depth and breadth of support for health care reform within the religious community, educate people of faith about the issue and activate the prophetic voice to promote affordable health care for all in the United States as a moral value. Their Web site includes many invaluable resources including theological statements from a wide variety of religious groups concerning health care. www.faithfulreform.org/
Vision and Voice: Faithful Citizens and Health Care offers a faith-based curriculum that helps congregations explore their shared moral values about health care. The curriculum is complemented by two great videos that can be viewed online or ordered for free. www.visionandvoice.org/
PICO is a network of faith-based community organizers that is advocating for comprehensive health care reform. Their health care specific Web site, Cover All Families, contains many useful resources for congregations and opportunities for advocacy. www.coverallfamilies.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, they have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for 25 years. Their Web site contains numerous in-depth studies on the uninsured, reform efforts and health disparities. This is a great site to explore for extensive, understandable information. www.familiesusa.org/
The Kaiser Family Foundation has been a leader in health policy and communications. It researches and offers information on the major health care issues facing the United States, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. They serve as a non-partisan source of facts, information and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community and the public. Their health reform gateway offers the latest updates on current efforts for health care reform and helpful comparisons of various proposals. http://healthreform.kff.org/
HealthCare.gov is a federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
It features information on insurance options, using insurance, health care law, and prevention and wellness. www.healthcare.gov/
Community Catalyst is a consumer-based health care reform group. The site contains many insightful and useful reports for investigating the various aspects of health care reform. The reports tend to focus on cost and quality aspects of reform. Action items provide outlets for advocacy. www.communitycatalyst.org/
The National Physicians Alliance is a group of doctors committed to the values of service, integrity and advocacy. Their Web site presents an interesting altruistic outlook on the medical profession and insightful critiques of the current healthcare system. http://npalliance.org
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on a broad spectrum of health and health reform issues. Their Web site features many articles on current health reform efforts and on a wide range of other health issues including obesity, health equities and public health efforts. www.rwjf.org/
Health Care for America Now is a national campaign of more than 1,000 organizations dedicated to winning quality affordable health care we can all count on. Their Web site features resources to track legislation, regularly updated articles on health reform and timely action alerts. http://healthcareforamericanow.org/
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