Legislation
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Coalition for Health Services Research
- (AcademyHealth)
- Advocacy arm of AcademyHealth and is supported by portions of AcademyHealth members' dues. Its mission is to build and advance the field of health services research.
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Federal and State Legislative Tracking
- (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))
- The Consortium's Legislation Tracker provides links to bills introduced in the areas of health information technology, patient safety, quality and access to care / affordability.
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The Federal Register
- (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) U.S.)
- The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) provides access to the official text of federal laws, presidential documents, and to administrative regulations and notices.
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Government Technology
- (U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) US)
- Link to government technology news articles, magazine, and resources.
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GovTrack
- An independent tool to help the public research and track the activities in the U.S. Congress.
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Legislation and Congressional Activities
- (National Cancer Institute, NIH (NCI))
- Allows users to learn about recent events on the Hill as they relate to cancer research, or check the status of pending legislation and find out about hearings of interest to cancer research and advocacy communities.
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THOMAS - Legislation
- (Library of Congress)
- THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. To find HSR legislation, type in "health services research" in the Search box and click "Search."
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Federal and State Legislative Tracking
- (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))
- The Consortium's Legislation Tracker provides links to bills introduced in the areas of health information technology, patient safety, quality and access to care / affordability.
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State Cancer Legislative Database (SCLD) Program
- A specialized database produced by the National Cancer Institute, which provides synthesized information relating to developments in state cancer prevention and control legislation and related policy activities.
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State Government and Politics
- (University of Michigan Library)
- An interesting jumping off Web page of links arranged by state governments, state legislatures, public policy and special topics.
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State Net
- Delivers vital data, legislative intelligence and in-depth reporting for people who care about the actions of government. Monitors every bill in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Congress, and every state agency regulation.
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- Article examining the role of the California Health Benefits Review Program as a source of information in state health policy making.