Recommended Websites

Find information about single-payer health care and related issues, as well as allies working to make it a reality. For additional links, please visit our Member Organizations page, and the Organizations Supporting Single-Payer Health Care page.

On this page:

• National organizations that provide information and engage in single-payer activism.
• National organizations that do not support single-payer, but that publish useful studies and information.

National sites for best information and action

Physicians for a National Health Program   (PNHP)

PNHP has been advocating for single-payer reform since 1987, as well as conducting research on the health crisis, coordinating speakers and forums, contributing scholarly articles to medical journals, and much more. Its website is an excellent source of background information and news on single-payer. Some features to check out:

• FAQ's
• Quote of the Day: Daily health policy update by PNHP Policy Fellow Don McCanne
• Information for students (directed to medical students, but readily modified for any group with an interest in health policy) student forum; starting a student chapter.
• YouTube channel here.

Healthcare-NOW!

Healthcare-NOW! is a grassroots organization that educates and advocates for single-payer healthcare legislation at the national level. It’s a good place to go for action alerts on national legislation.

• Information on national campaigns and actions that local groups may want to get involved in.
• Single-payer education resources here.
• Sign up here for updates.

Health Over Profit for Everyone (HOPE)

Works for national improved Medicare for all (NIMA). 

• Sign up here to join the campaign.
• Tools for media, action, and media here. 
• National webinar/conference calls (also see event calendar) here. 

Labor Campaign for Single-Payer

Works to increase grassroots labor support for single-payer. Workks for both national and state-based legislation.

• Contact the campaign here; has a mailing list. 
• Resources here. 

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National organizations that do not support single-payer, but that publish useful information and studies.

Kaiser Family Foundation

This organization is not a single-payer advocate, but offers good research reports on health care and health policy issues.

The Commonwealth Fund

This foundation also provides research on health care and health policy issues.

Health Care Renewal publishes useful critiques of the health care system but does not support single-payer.

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