List of healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States

List of Healthcare Reform Advocacy Groups in the United States encompasses a variety of organizations that advocate for changes and improvements in the healthcare system in the United States. These groups work towards a wide range of goals, including but not limited to, expanding access to healthcare, improving the quality of care, reducing healthcare costs, and advocating for the rights of patients and healthcare workers. The following is a non-exhaustive list of notable healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States, categorized by their primary focus.

Access to Healthcare

• Families USA - A national organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans.
• Health Care for All - A state-based advocacy group focusing on expanding access to health care in Massachusetts.
• National Health Law Program - A national non-profit organization that seeks to improve healthcare for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

Quality of Care

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement - An independent organization that works with healthcare professionals and systems to ensure that every patient receives the safest, highest quality of care.
• The Leapfrog Group - A national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American healthcare.

Healthcare Policy Reform

• Kaiser Family Foundation - A non-profit organization focusing on national health issues, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.
• Commonwealth Fund - An independent foundation working towards a high performing healthcare system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency.

Patient Rights and Advocacy

• Patients' Rights Council - An organization dedicated to ensuring that patients' rights to accept or reject medical treatment are always respected.
• National Patient Advocate Foundation - Provides patients with arbitration, mediation, and negotiation to settle issues with access to care, medical debt, and job retention related to their illness.

Healthcare Workers' Rights

• National Nurses United - The largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, advocating for nurses' rights and patient care.
• Service Employees International Union Healthcare - Represents healthcare workers and aims to improve their rights, wages, and working conditions.

Mental Health Advocacy

• National Alliance on Mental Illness - A grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
• Mental Health America - The nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all Americans.

Healthcare Cost Reduction

• Physicians for a National Health Program - An advocacy organization of medical doctors, medical students, and health professionals who support single-payer national health insurance.
• Healthcare-NOW! - Advocates for a single-payer healthcare system to ensure that all Americans have access to comprehensive healthcare services.

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