Health Care Resources

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
www.nachc.org
Established to address the widespread lack of access to basic health care, NACHC provides research-based advocacy, public education programs and technical training and assistance to health center staff to help deliver primary health care services to communities in need.

Center for Community Change
www.communitychange.org
The Center for Community Change strengthens, connects and mobilizes community grassroots groups to enhance their leadership, voice and power. Health Rights Organizing Project (HROP) is one of the organization's grassroots groups that is working for affordable and just healthcare for all.

Mobile Health Clinics Network (MHCN)
www.mobilehealthclinicsnetwork.org
MHCN is a nationwide membership-based association that produces strategic initiatives that complement its mission for advocating Mobile Healthcare as a key solution for advancing access to healthcare.

National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC)
www.freeclinics.us
NAFC is a non-profit organization that provides research, education and resources to free clinics throughout the nation in order to promote, strengthen and advocate for member organizations and the patients they serve.

Community Catalyst
www.communitycatalyst.org
A national, nonprofit health care advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening the voice of the health care consumer and building stronger state and regional networks to bring about health policy and system change.

Cover The Uninsured Week
www.covertheuninsured.org
A national effort and project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that provides useful information for those working to reduce the ranks of the uninsured.

Families USA
www.familiesusa.org
A national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.

Health Action Now!
www.healthactionnow.org
A health care campaign by AARP to urge Congress and the Obama Administration to work together to pass health reform now.

Health Care For All Movement
www.everybodyinnobodyout.org
More than 20 states have grassroots movements working toward universal coverage.

Health Care for America Now
www.healthcareforamericanow.org
A national grassroots campaign of more than 1,000 organizations dedicated to winning quality, affordable health care.

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH)
www.naph.org
NAPH is the only national organization representing the interests of America's safety net hospitals and health systems before the Congress and the Administration.  These facilities provide high-quality health services for all patients, including the uninsured and underinsured, regardless of ability to pay.

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
www.pnhp.org
PNHP is an organization of 12,000 physicians who advocate for the right to health care and for single payer national health insurance.

Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps
www.ramusa.org
RAM is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving manking by providing free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the U.S. and the world.

Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN)
www.uhcan.org
UHCAN is a group supporting the Institute of Medicine principles for health care reform: universal, continuous, affordable, sustainable, and promoting high-quality health care.

Kaiser Permanente
www.kaiserpermanente.org
Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan, serving more than 8.6 million members, and serving the states of California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington.

National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
www.nhsc.hrsa.gov
Through scholarship and loan repayment programs, NHSC is a government program that will help pay most or all of your tuition, in exchange for 2 to 4 years of service in a medically underserved area of the country.

NeedyMeds
www.needymeds.org
NeedyMeds is a non-profit with the mission of helping people who cannot afford medicine or healthcare costs.   

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
www.pparx.org
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need for free or nearly free.

Pfizer Helpful Answers
www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com
Pfizer Helpful Answers is a family of assistance programs for uninsured and underinsured patients who need help getting their Pfizer medicines.

California Health Care Groups

California Medical Association (CMA)
CMA advocates for patients on a broad range of health care issues, including broader immunization against disease and universal health care coverage by insurance and other means. 
www.cmanet.org

California Primary Care Association (CPCA)
www.cpca.org
CPCA is represents more than 600 California not-for-profit community clinics and health centers and is the statewide leader and recognized voice representing the interests of California community clinics and health centers and their patients.

Camino de Salud Network
http://copehealthsolutions.org/services/hsi/whatiscaminodesalud.html
The Camino de Salud Network is a program of the leading health care corporation, COPE Health Solutions (COPE).  The Network is committed to improving the overall health and well-being of LAC&USC Healthcare Network Service Area patients while decreasing unnecessary/inappropriate utilization of high-cost and intensive ED and inpatient services at LAC+USC Medical Center.

Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC)
www.ccalac.org
CCALAC represents non-profit community and free clinics that operate primary care sites throughout the county of Los Angeles and has grown to be the largest regional association of community and free clinics in California.  CCALAC its members share a common mission of supporting and expanding access to quality, comprehensive health care for every individual.

COPE Health Solutions
www.copehealthsolutions.org
COPE Health Solutions (COPE) is a leading health care corporation based in Los Angeles.  COPE and its team of health care experts work with hospitals, clinics and health care organizations across the country to develop integrated health care delivery networks and grow the health workforce needed to staff them.

Emergent Medical Associates (EMA)
www.ema.us
EMA is a leading provider of emergency care and episodic care management services to patients, communities, physician groups and hospitals throughout California.

Los Angeles County Health Services
www.ladhs.org
The Los Angeles Department of Health Services provides acute and rehabilitative patient care, trains physicians and other health care clinicians, and conducts patient care-related research.

Federal Organizations

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
www.cms.hhs.gov
CMS is a U.S. Federal agency which administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's health Insurance Program. The mission of CMS is to ensure effective, up-to-date health care coverage and to promote quality care for beneficiaries.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
www.hrsa.gov
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the principle Federal Agency charged with increasing access to heath care for those who are medically underserved. 

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
www.usfa.dhs.gov
As an entity of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, the USFA provides national leadership to foster a solid foundation for our fire and emergency services stakeholders in prevention, preparedness, and response.

Professional Organizations

Advocates for Emergency Medical Services (AEMS)
www.advocatesforems.org
AEMS is a coalition of major EMS organizations that is dedicated to promoting, educating, and increasing awareness among decision-makers in Washington on issues affecting EMS providers.

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
www.iaff.org
IAFF is one of the most active lobbying organizations in Washington and represents more than 295,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics who protect 85 percent of the nation's populations. 

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
www.naemt.org
NAEMT is the nation's only organization solely dedicated to representing the professional interests of all EMS practitioners, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, first responders and other professionals working in pre-hospital emergency medicine.

National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)
www.naemsp.org/
NAEMSP is an organization of physicians and other professionals partnering to provide leadership and foster excellence in out of hospital emergency medical services.

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
www.acep.org
ACEP is the largest national medical specialty organization representing physicians who practice emergency medicine. With nearly 27,000 members, ACEP is the leading continuing education source for emergency physicians and the primary information resource on developments in the specialty.

HealthReform.gov
www.healthreform.gov
The new health insurance reform law will give families the relief they need from skyrocketing health insurance costs, and will ensure Americans have secure, stable, affordable health insurance. Sign up here to get the latest information. Health and Human Services will be working carefully and responsibly to implement this new legislation over the next four years.