Interest Groups and Health Care Reform across the United States

Appendix 2.1: Descriptions of Health InterestOrganization Subguilds

Appendix 2.1: Descriptions of Health Interest Organization Subguilds Table A2.1 Descriptions of Health Interest Organization Subguilds Major Subguild Subtypes Kinds of organizations Sample organizations in category Direct providers of patient care Hospitals and medical centers Hospitals and health centers; hospital organizations, psychiatric hospitals; hospital districts, parent foundations existing to support hospitals; individual hospitals as well as multihospital corporations Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Alexian Brothers Medical Center; Arkansas Baptist Hospital Nursing homes and extended care Nursing homes; adult care providers; hospices; home care; residential assisted living; longterm care; rehabilitation hospitals, adult day services Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale; Georgia Nursing Homes; Alive Hospice; Assisted Living Centers of Georgia; Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Primary care / doctors’ offices, clinics Clinics, group and individual practices Austin Regional Clinic; Illinois Primary Health Care Group; North Texas Specialty Physicians; Pennhurst Medical Group Treatment facilities Drug abuse treatment centers; mental health clinics; foot clinics; ambulatory care centers, community cancer centers Accident and Injury Pain Centers; New Jersey Mental Health Facilities; Sioux Falls Foot Surgical Center 180 | APPENDIX 2.1 Major Subguild Subtypes Kinds of organizations Sample organizations in category Other facilities Those not concerned with direct treatment: free standing labs; eye banks; blood banks; clinical laboratories; imaging centers Community BioResources , Inc.; Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank; Neo Gen Screening Inc.; Pathology Medical Laboratories; Total Renal Care, Inc. Other health service providers Associations of occupational therapists; chiropractors; acupuncture; substance abuse; midwives; dieticians; dental hygienists; physician’s assistants; respiratory care; veterinarians; school nurses American Massage Therapy Association; Veterinary Medical Association; Iowa Association of Marriage & Family Therapists; Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians Managed care plans and HMOs Managed care plans and HMOs; HMO associations; behavioral managed care; managed care firms subcontracted to run state health programs; disease management firms; correctional health services Magellan Health Services, Inc.; PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc.; Association of Connecticut HMOs; Charter Behavioral Health Systems Drugs and health products Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical manufacturers; pharmacies; pharmacist associations; pharmacy boards; biotechnology firms American Home Products Corp.; Knoll Pharmaceutical Co.; National Wholesale Druggists Association; Biotechnology Association of Maine Health products Medical imaging, medical supplies; medical device manufacturers; medical disposal; optometric supplies, mobile exam services (dialysis machines, kidney stone crushers, infusion); dietary supplements and overthe -counter meds Physiome Sciences; American Mobile Surgical Services, Inc.; Association of Diagnostic Imaging Companies; Medical Equipment Dealers Association Table A2.1 Descriptions of Health Interest Organization Subguilds Descriptions of Health Interest Organization Subguilds | 181 Major Subguild Subtypes Kinds of organizations Sample organizations in category Health finance Health plans Health plans; health care benefits companies; health plan organizations; dental plans Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Anthem Inc.; California Association of Small Employer Health Plans; Delta Dental Insurance Co. Business services Consulting; compliance; billing; software; transcripts; audits; staffing; pharmacy benefits managers; thirdparty administrators; physician practice management services Automated Health Systems, Inc.; Health Management Systems Inc.; RealMed Corporation; Utah Health Information Network Employer health coalitions Employer-led purchasing plans, group purchasing pools, employer coalitions among related health causes Employer Alliance for Affordable Health Care; Montana Association of Health Care Purchasers; Texas Business Group on Health Insurance Underwriters, health insurance firms, medical malpractice liability Health Insurance Association of America; NC Association of Health Underwriters Local government health agencies Government Local public health agencies, licensing boards; state-sponsored health districts or review organizations; quality improvement organizations Board of Dental Examiners; California Association of Regional Poison Centers; Palm Beach County Health Care District Emergency medical services (EMS) and ambulance services EMS, health transportation firms Arrowhead EMS Association; EMS Association of Texas; Lifeline Ambulance Service Inc. Health advocacy Advocacy Advocacy groups: those promoting or advocating some cause, with minimal, largely unstructured, or no treatment (if focused around a specific center or facility, coded as treatment facility) March of Dimes; Maine Alzheimer’s Association; AIDS Foundation of Chicago; Area Agencies on Aging; Texas Rural Health Association Table A2.1 (continued) 182 | APPENDIX 2.1 Major Subguild Subtypes Kinds of organizations Sample organizations in category Health professionals and education centers Health professionals Associations of those billable and payable by insurance: medical associations; doctors; nurses; dentists; radiologists; ophthalmologists; psychiatrists; psychologists; radiologists NE Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons; American College of OB/ GYNs; Massachusetts Podiatric Medical Society Education Health education; medical schools; training and credentialing organizations; biomedical research unconnected to pharmaceutical applications Alice Aycock Poe Health Education; Georgia Federation of Professional Health Educators; Medical College of Wisconsin Source: Constructed by the authors. Table A2.1 Descriptions of Health Interest Organization Subguilds ...