American Medical Student Association - The AMSA, with a half-century history of medical student activism, is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. It is a student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. With a membership of more than 68,000 medical students, premedical students, interns, residents and practicing physicians from across the country, AMSA continues its commitment to improving medical training and the nation's health.

Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities works on fiscal policy issues and issues affecting low- and moderate-income families and individuals. The Center specializes in research and analysis oriented toward policy decisions that legislators face at both federal and state levels. The Center examines data and research findings and produces analyses designed to be accessible to public officials, other nonprofit organizations, and the media.

The Commonwealth Fund is a national foundation that performs independent research and publishes papers and reports on health and social policy issues. The site provides information on the following health policy topics: health insurance and the uninsured, Medicare, Medicaid and other state programs, health care quality improvement, minority health, long-term care, child and adolescent health, managed care, and women's and men's health.

Community Catalyst is 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. The organization works with state, local, and grassroots consumer groups in over 30 states to expand health care access, improve health care quality, and preserve health care resources. Community Catalyst also provides a range of capacity-building services to consumer health advocacy organizations, including policy analysis, legal expertise, community organizing, organizational development, and media outreach.

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, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 20 years.

Health Care for All is building a movement of empowered people and organizations with the goal of creating a health care system that is responsive to the needs of all people, particularly the most vulnerable. Health Care For All is dedicated to making quality care the right of all people, and supports a health care system that is universal, comprehensive, and equitable.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured was established by the Kaiser Family Foundation to improve access to care for low-income Americans.

The Kaiser Family Foundation Web site is a health care policy clearinghouse on a myriad of topics, including health insurance costs, HIV/AIDS, Medicaid and SCHIP (the State Children's Health Insurance Program), Medicare, minority health, prescription drugs, state health policy, the uninsured, and women's health policy. In addition, the site provides an extensive public opinion tracking service. It is also the parent site of kaisernetwork.org and State Health Facts Online.

Kaisernetwork.org is a free online service from the Kaiser Family Foundation that brings key health policy information to policymakers, journalists and the health care community. The Kaiser Health Information Network includes three daily online reports on health policy, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health, in addition to Kaiser First Edition, a first look at the morning papers with a round up of health policy headlines from across the country. HealthCast also provides regular "webcasting" video and audio coverage of important health events in Washington, DC and across the country, including congressional hearings, meetings, and press conferences.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) members are committed to increasing access to community-based services, including housing and rehabilitation, people with mental illness. Most NAMI members have used up their private funds and insurance and must rely on the public mental health system.

Physicians for a National Health Program is a nonprofit organization of 14,000 physicians, medical students and health professionals who support single-payer national health insurance.

Tennessee Justice Center - TJC seeks justice for the poor through the courts, in administrative proceedings and before legislative bodies. TJC addresses needs not met by any other agency and supports the work of other advocates for equal justice under law, both in Tennessee and beyond. We provide technical assistance to client groups, consumer advocacy coalitions and other social service agencies. The media and policymakers frequently rely upon TJC as a source of accurate and reliable information and analysis on legal matters and on public policies affecting the poor.

Universal Health Care Action Network - UHCAN is a nationwide network that promotes comprehensive health care for all through education, strategy development and advocacy.