CONSUMER GROUPS / ASSOCIATIONS

AIDS - for information on AIDS and HIV transmission
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu

American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
818 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
(212) 728-9860
http://www.midwife.org

American Health Information Management Association - general information on medical records and state statutes regarding patient access
919 North Michigan Avenue
#1400
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 787-2672
http://www.ahima.org

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) - nutrition, food, additives
1875 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 332-9110
http://www.cspinet.org

Center for Medical Consumers - information clearinghouse on common surgical procedures
237 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 674-7105
http://www.medicalconsumers.org

Medicare Rights Center (formerly Medicare Beneficiaries Defense Fund) - Medicare counseling hotline and informational pamphlets
1460 Broadway
8th floor
New York, NY 10036-7393
(212) 869-3850

National Health Law Program - legislative changes affecting low-income health consumers; information about Medicaid, managed care, federal funding for children's preventive care, government responsibility to provide care, how to understand state and local health care systems
http://www.healthlaw.org

National Women's Health Network - a consumer advocacy group giving women a greater voice in the health care system
1325 G Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-1140

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) - membership group of physicians and health care workers promoting single-payer national health insurance and access to health care
332 S. Michigan, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 554-0382; fax (312) 554-0383
http://www.pnhp.org/