Advocacy Web Links

Advocacy Groups

• Covering Kids
  http://www.coveringkids.org

• Families USA
  http://www.familiesusa.org

• Network
  http://www.networklobby.org/

• Supportive Care of the Dying Coalition
  http://www.careofdying.org

Associations/Organizations

• American Hospital Association News
  http://www.ahanews.com

• American Medical Association
  http://www.ama-assn.org

• Catholic Charities USA
  http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

• Catholic Health Association
  http://www.chausa.org

• National Conference of State Legislatures
  http://www.ncsl.org/

• National Governors Association
  http://www.nga.org/

• Sisters of Mercy the Americas
  http://www.sistersofmercy.org

• United States Catholic Conference
  http://www.nccbuscc.org/index.htm

Foundations

• Kaiser Family Foundation
  http://www.kff.org
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  http://www.rwjf.org

• Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured State-by-State Data
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=compare&welcome=1&category=Medicaid+%26+CHIP
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  http://www.wkkf.org

Research Organizations

• Center for Public Policy Priorities
  http://www.cppp.org

• Urban Institute
  http://www.urban.org

Government Links

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
  http://www.os.dhhs.gov

• House Committee on Commerce
  http://www.house.gov/commerce/

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  http://www.house.gov/ways_means/

• Senate
  http://www.senate.gov/

• Senate Finance Committee
  http://finance.senate.gov/

• Social Security Administration
  http://www.ssa.gov/

• The White House
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Arkansas State Links

Advocacy Groups

• Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families
  http://www.aradvocates.org

Associations

• Arkansas Hospital Association
  http://www.arkhospitals.org

Government Links

• Arkansas General Assembly
  http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/

• Insure Kids Now (Arkansas)
  http://www.arkidsfirst.com/apply.htm

• State of Arkansas
  http://www.state.ar.us/

Research Organizations

• The Kaiser Family Foundation
  Arkansas State Facts
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Arkansas

Illinois State Links

Advocacy Groups

• Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
  http://www.hmhb.org/ilmaternal

• Voices for Illinois Children
  http://www.voices4kids.org

Associations

• Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association
  http://www.ihha.org/

Government Links

• Insure Kids Now (Illinois)
  http://www.state.il.us/dpa/kidcare/

• Illinois General Assembly
  http://www100.state.il.us/government/gov_legislature.cfm

• State of Illinois
  http://www100.state.il.us/

• Illinois Kid Care
  http://www.state.il.us/dpa/kidcare/

Research Organizations

• The Kaiser Family Foundation
  Illinois State Facts
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Illinois

Kansas State Links

Advocacy Groups

• Kansas Action for Children
  http://www.kac.org

Associations

• Kansas Hospital Association
  http://www.ink.org/public/kha/

Government Links

• Kansas Legislative Services
  http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/

• Insure Kids Now (Kansas)
  http://www.kansashealthwave.org/

• State of Kansas
  http://www.state.ks.us/

Research Organizations

• The Kaiser Family Foundation
  Kansas State Facts
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Kansas

Missouri State Links

Advocacy Groups

• Citizens for Missouri’s Children
  http://www.mokids.org/

Associations

• Missouri Hospital Association
  http://www.mhanet.com

Research Organizations

• The Kaiser Family Foundation
  Missouri State Facts
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Missouri

Oklahoma State Links

Advocacy Groups

• Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
  http://www.oica.org

Associations

• Oklahoma Hospital Association
  http://www.okoha.com/

Government Links

• Insure Kids Now (Oklahoma)
  http://www.ohca.state.ok.us/

• Oklahoma Health Care Authority
  http://www.ohca.state.ok.us/

• Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau
  http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/

• State of Oklahoma
  http://www.state.ok.us/

Research Organizations

• The Kaiser Family Foundation
  Oklahoma State Facts
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Oklahoma

Texas State Links

Advocacy Groups

• Center for Public Policy Priorities
  http://www.cppp.org

Associations

• Texas Healthy Kids
  http://www.texcarepartnership.com/CHIP-THKC-Page.htm

• Texas Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.
  http://www.tachc.org

• The Association of Texas Hospitals and Health Care Organizations
  http://www.thaonline.com/

Government Links

• Senator Judith Zafforin
  http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist21/dist21.htm

• State of Texas
  http://www.state.tx.us/

• Texas Legislature Online
  http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/

Research Organizations

• The Kaiser Family Foundation
  Texas State Facts
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Texas