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Health Law & Policy

American Society for Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Educational information concerning law, medicine and ethics, including access to monthly featured articles of the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics and American Journal of Law and Medicine. http://www.aslme.org/

Bureau of National Affairs’ Health Care Top Stories
Daily reports of developments in health care law and policy. http://www.bna.com/prodcatalog/hec/index.html

Health Administration Responsibility Project
Resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the liability of managed care health organizations and nursing facilities for the consequences of their decisions. Many links to excellent health law resources and websites. http://www.harp.org/

Health Care Quality Websites
Links to resources relating to quality of health care services. http://www.quality.org/html/hc-res.html

Health Hippo
The ultimate guide to health law information and resources, with well-organized links to statutes, rules, data, and commentaries. http://hippo.findlaw.com/

Health Law & Policy Institute
University of Houston Law Center’s Health Law & Policy Institute offers articles, commentaries, and links to current health law topics and resources. http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw

Health Lawyers’ Resource Center
Information, events, briefs and publications pertaining to the interests, activities, and employment of health lawyers. http://www.healthlawyers.org/

Health Policy Idea Central
Articles and reports on health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, managed care, organization of health care entities, public health, bioethics, and new technologies and pharmaceuticals. http://epn.org/idea/health.html

Hieros Gamos Guide to Law and Government
Global association of law firms offers comprehensive law links, including legal associations, publications, government entities, and more. http://hg.org/

The Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
Information on the President’s commitment to eliminate the disparities in health status experienced by racial and ethnic minority populations. Areas of disparity include infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection, and child and adult immunizations. http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/

Law Information Institute’s Eye on the Courts
Recent noteworthy decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals; database access to other decisions. http://www.law.cornell.edu/focus/liieye.htm

Medline
The world’s most extensive collection of published medical information, coordinated by the National Library of Medicine. Valuable resource for specific information about health conditions, research and treatment. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

National Academy for State Health Policy
Organization dedicated to providing policy analysis, training and technical assistance to states, and disseminating information that is designed to assist states in the development of practical, innovative solutions to complex health policy issues. http://www.nashp.org/

National Coalition on Health Care
Alliance of more than 100 groups dedicated to improving the quality of care, universal health insurance coverage, and cost containment. Website features news, policy studies, and information about accelerating positive changes in health policy. http://nchc.org/

National Health Law Program
Organization that represents the poor, minorities, and the aged in obtaining equity and nondiscrimination in federal, state, local, and private healthcare programs. Many links to informational and educational resources. http://www.healthlaw.org/

University of Minnesota School of Public Health Institute for Health Services Research and Policy
Academic and informational resources relating to research, health policy, and related topics. http://www.hsr.umn.edu/