Policy Resources

Health policy thrives on a combination of research, analysis, politics, journalism and ideological interpretation from and by academics, think tanks, foundations, associations and government agencies. Because of the size of health care spending in America and the active participation of literally thousands of specialty associations, information is not hard to come by. It is our goal to make simpler your task of referencing a variety of these resources.

We are always interested in new resources, please send us your recommendations.

University of St. Thomas

Opus College of Business
Center for Health & Medical Affairs
Health Care UST MBA
Executive and Professional Education
High Performance Health Care

Federal

Health Reform
http://www.healthcare.gov/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.gov/
Agency for Healthcare, Research and Quality (AHRQ)
http://www.ahrq.gov/
Congressional Research Service – Summary of PPACA bill
http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/
PPACA – Bill Text and Section by Section Summary
http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/patient-protection-affordable-care-act-as-passed.pdf
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
http://www.cbo.gov/
Medicare payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
http://www.medpac.gov/
Health and Human Services Department Organizational Chart
http://www.hhs.gov/about/orgchart/
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hhsplan/2007/hhsplanpdf/hhsplanappE.pdf
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
http://www.iom.edu/

Congressional Committees

Senate Finance Committee – A.C.A. Bill
http://finance.senate.gov/issue/?id=07CDCA4E-7368-489B-8A51-575BE1D56A23
Senate HELP Committee – A.C.A. Bill
http://help.senate.gov/
House Committee on Ways and Means – Health Care
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Search/Results.htm?cx=015261568882729536952%3Alqvtkz4kl4q&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Health+Care#1032
House Committee on Energy and Commerce – Democratic – Health Reform
http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?q=bill/health-care-reform
House Committee on Energy and Commerce – Republican – Health Reform
http://energycommerce.house.gov/issues.aspx?IID=11

State

Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/
Managed Care Reporting (DHS)
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=dhs16_159905
HHS A.C.A. Immediate Benefits for Minnesota
http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/statehealthreform/minnesota.html
SHADAC
http://www.shadac.org/
Minnesota Community Measurement
http://www.mncm.org/site/
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
http://www.icsi.org/
Stratis Health
http://www.stratishealth.org/index.html

Foundations

Kaiser Commission on the Medicaid and the Uninsured**
http://healthreform.kff.org/
Kaiser Health News**
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/
** These two sites are the simplest way to follow the health care debate and the A.C.A. implementation.
Commonwealth Fund
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Health-Reform.aspx
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
http://www.rwjf.org/
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
http://www.aei.org/
Brookings Institution
http://www.brookings.edu/
ACO Learning Network
http://www.acolearningnetwork.org/