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Key Organizations

URAC (American Accreditation HealthCare Commission)
American Association of Health Plans (AAHP)
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ)
National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO)
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Self Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA)

Government Organizations

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality formerly Agency for Health Care Policy & Research
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Additional offices available through NIH website:

• National Eye Institute
• National Eye Institute
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• National Library of Medicine
• Office of Alternative Medicine

Professional Organizations

American Cancer Society (ACS)
American College of Cardiology (ACC)
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Liver Foundation (ALF)
American Medical Association