AMHA: Consumer Advocacy Links
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals & Consumers, Inc.
Join the National Coalition’s efforts to preserve quality, ethical health care!
Medical
Privacy Coalition is a national partnership of organizations concerned about the threat to Americans' fundamental right to protect their medical information. Individual partners of the coalition do not necessarily support anyone particular legal challenge or legislative effort listed on the website.
Citizens for the "Right to Know"
Take Control of your Heath Care: What to do if there's a problem" is a great
resource on how to file a complaint. Citizens for the "Right to Know" is a network
of approximately 80 consumer and specific disease organizations with a common
need -- access to quality information on health care plans in order to make
informed consumer choices.
American Association for Health Freedom Objectives: "to work diligently on your behalf, to achieve a health care system in which practitioners can practice in good conscience, with the well–being of the patient foremost in their minds, and without fear of recrimination for the use of complementary and alternative therapies; ensure Americans’ right to medical freedom and access to the full range of health–promotion and treatment methods; create a health care environment that fosters advancements in health promotion, disease prevention and treatment, as well as cooperation among the many types of practitioners."
Families
USA -- A Voice for the Health Care Consumer
An exceptional organization dedicated to ensuring patients’ rights. They work
to regulate managed care on state and federal levels, monitor issues of Medicaid,
Medicare, children's health insurance, and universal health care. This site
has great summaries of developments in Congress and thorough information on
the Single-Payer Health Care System, an alternative they support. See their
startling article on the enormous compensations given to managed care CEOs. The
Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
The
Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
Their mission is to be a watchdog for consumer rights within the healthcare
system. Great site, includes Insurance Complaint sites and information on current
medical reform.
Health Administration Responsibility Project
This organization is dedicated to establishing the liability of managed care organizations for the consequences of their decisions. HARP is a resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the liability of HMOs, Managed Health Care Organizations, and Nursing Facilities for the consequences of their decisions. They are concerned that in the headlong rush to "Efficient" Medical care, the organizations involved are losing sight of the "Quality" of the care they provide.
How to Play HMO Hardball
How to play HMO hardball teaches patients how to prevent and reverse
the wrongful denial of necessary healthcare by HMOs and their doctors. Book contains
easy-to-use, fill-in-the-blanks documents that are critical to successful patient
appeals, arbitrations and lawsuits.
California Coalition for
Ethical Mental Health
Established in 1994 to respond to the abuses of managed care. CCEMHC is a
grassroots organization of mental health care clients and patients, consumer
advocates, and professionals from each of the mental health disciplines in
California, dedicated to preserving the quality, integrity and confidentiality
of mental health care through public and professional education, and through
legal and legislative action.
Citizens'
Council on Health Care
Progressive group from Minnesota addressing managed care and confidentiality.
The material on this links page is provided for educational and informational purposes only. The appearance of any product, service, or Web site link on this page does not imply endorsement, approval, or warranty by the American Mental Health Alliance.
