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The following is a list of national health care reform campaigns–

AFL-CIO Health Care Reform Campaign: A project of the AFL-CIO to engage  affiliate national unions, state federations, and local/area labor councils in a labor-based/oriented effort to promote health care reform. In general, labor has supported two basic approaches, national health insurance (a “single-payer”), and an employer mandate (“pay or play”). Based in Washington DC.

American Cancer Society: Cancer Action Network’s “Access to Health Care Campaign:” An effort to educate and mobilize cancer patients, their families and supporters to advocate for health care reform guaranteeing access to care and services

American Medical Student Association: Health Care for All Campaign : An effort to engage medical students around a broad health care reform agenda, with an emphasis on addressing racial and ethnic disparities. The group is independent of the AMA and works with both the National Physicians Alliance,  Physicians for a National Health Program. s

Asian-Pacific Islander Health Forum (APIHF): An  advocacy coalition dedicated to promoting policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health and well-being of API communities via universal health coverage or incremental improvements to the existing system.

Better Health Care Together: A coalition of  large corporations (e.g., AT&T, Wal-Mart), labor unions (e.g., SEIU, CWA), and public policy groups (e.g., Center for American Progress,  Committee for Economic Development) that advocate for health care reform. The group is unified under 4 “common sense” reform principles. Based in Washington, DC.

Communication Workers of America: Health Care Campaign: A campaign focusing on engaging CWA members nationwide on health care reform.

Consumer Voices for Coverage (CVC) – a consortium of 12 state-based consumer-based /oriented coalitions, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to promote expansions of coverage in their states and nationally. Staffed by Boston-based Community Catalyst.

Divided We Fail – a joint campaign undertaken by AARP, the Business Roundtable, and SEIU to promote bipartisan action on health care reform and retirement financial security. Based in Washington, DC.

Faithful Reform in Health Care (FRHC): A national network of faith-based organizations (FBOs), clergy, and lay leaders who work to engage FBOs, their clergy and congregants in efforts promoting health care reform and to project the voice and perspective of the faith community into related policymaking deliberations. Based in Cleveland.

Health Care for America Now! (HCAN!): A coalition headed up by various national groups and trade unions, but also inclusive of national, state, and local groups. Its goal is to promote health care reforms consonant with their “Statement of Common Purpose” comprised of 10 progressively-oriented principles. Based in Washington, DC.

Healthcare Now: A campaign to enact a universal single-payer national health insurance program, modeled on expanding Medicare to all. This group promotes the Conyers bill (H.R. 676) in particular– its network is comprised of both individuals and organizations that have endorsed HR 676. National co-chairs are leaders from Physicians for a National Health Program, United Steelworkers, United Methodist Church, and the California Nurses Association. Based in NYC.

Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured: A ”strange bedfellows” coalition promoting coverage expansions, with an initial focus on children. Includes business groups (e.g., Chamber of Commerce) and industry trade associations (e.g., AHIP, Pfizer, Blue Cross), provider groups (e.g. AMA, AHA, APHA, FHA), and some consumer groups (AARP, Families USA).

Health Rights Organizing Project (HROP): A joint initiative of a variety of grassroots community organizations across the country, convened by the Center for Community Change and lead by the Northwest Federation of Community Organizations. This group has a  special focus on affordability and equity concerns.

Herndon Alliance A grouping of various national, state, and local groups that are conducting public opinion research, communications strategies for specific constituencies (small businesses, faith communities) and messaging to promote universal health care reform. Based in Seattle, WA

National Leadership Coalition for Guaranteed Health Care: The Single-Payer Coalition: A coalition of national groups that advocate for single-payer national health insurance. Includes  the California Nurses Assoc., Healthcare Now, Nurses National Organizing Committee, Physicians for a National Health Program, Progressive Democrats of America, and others.

National Physicians Alliance:  Secure Health Care for All Campaign: An organization of physicians started by (but not limited to) recent medical school graduates. The group is committed to addressing social issues beyond the narrow sectarian/parochial interests of mainstream medical professional associations, and independent of financial support from special interests.

National Women’s Law Center: “Health Reform Matters” project.

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): A membership organization of physicians, medical students, and other health professionals (plus a smattering of other community activists). Chapters in various states/regions promoting a universal single-payer national health insurance program, modeled on expanding Medicare to all. Supports the Conyers bill (H.R. 676) and the group is very strong on policy research and analysis.

Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need (RWV): A national initiative to engage women’s health advocates in health reform discussions to ensure that women’s concerns will be addressed; based in NYC.

Stand Up for Health Care: A network of national, state, and local groups coordinated by Families USA; promotes the necessity of reform, especially via incremental measures (Medicaid, SCHIP).

Universal Health Care Action Network (UCHAN): A national network of state and local health care justice coalitions that work in collaboration with each other and various national organizations to promote universal health care reform. The group also promotes  unity across the broad health care reform movement. Based in Cleveland

Some various other significant advocacy efforts not necessarily consumer-based/oriented:

America’s Health Insurance Plans: Campaign for an American Solution: Insurance industry “astroturf” (vs. grassroots) “listening tour.”

National Coalition for Health Care : A very broad coalition of various mainstream groups and corporations in conjunction with significant past and present national political leaders.