Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans

267 organizations filed 317 public comments on Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans, at the Department of Health and Human Services. The comment window closed 5191d ago.

Abstract

This final rule will implement the new Affordable Insurance Exchanges (``Exchanges''), consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. The Exchanges will provide competitive marketplaces for individuals and small employers to directly compare available private health insurance options on the basis of price, quality, and other factors. The Exchanges, which will become operational by January 1, 2014, will help enhance competition in the health insurance market, improve choice of affordable health insurance, and give small businesses the same purchasing clout as large businesses.

Commenters (267)

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

  5 filings · confidence 97%
• League of Women Voterstrade assoc.

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• The Urban Institutetrade assoc.

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• Georgetown University Center for Children and Familiesunverified attribution

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• National Alliance on Mental Illnesstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Insurance Commissionerstrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 85%
• National Partnership for Women & Familiestrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 85%
• Rydeski & Companyunverified attribution

  3 filings · confidence 70%
• Alaska Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• American Association of University Womentrade assoc.

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• American Diabetes Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Medical Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Association for Community Affiliated Planstrade assoc.

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• California Primary Care Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Colorado Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committeetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Community Service Society of New Yorktrade assoc.

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• Consumers Unionunverified attribution

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• HIV Medicine Associationtrade assoc.

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• Huntington's Disease Society of Americatrade assoc.

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• Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Mental Health Association of Middle Tennesseetrade assoc.

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• Missouri Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Association of Community Health Centerstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Countiestrade assoc.

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• National Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

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• National Latina Business Women Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Patient Advocate Foundationtrade assoc.

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• National Small Business Associationtrade assoc.

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• Planned Parenthood Federation of Americatrade assoc.

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• The Children's Partnershiptrade assoc.

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• The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysistrade assoc.

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• The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokerstrade assoc.

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• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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• University of Colorado Hospitalunverified attribution

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• Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Healthtrade assoc.

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• Accredited Standards Committee X12trade assoc.

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• AFL-CIO

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• AIDS Legal Council of Chicagotrade assoc.

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• Alabama Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

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• Alabama Primary Health Care Associationtrade assoc.

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• Alliance for a Just Societytrade assoc.

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• Alliance for a Just Society/Health Rights Organizing Projecttrade assoc.

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• Alliance for Patient Accesstrade assoc.

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• Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministriestrade assoc.

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• Alliance of Information and Referral Systemstrade assoc.

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• American Association on Health and Disabilitytrade assoc.

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• American Cancer Society Cancer Action Networktrade assoc.

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• American College Health Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Dental Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Heart Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Music Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Nurses Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Physical Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Podiatric Medical Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Society of Addiction Medicinetrade assoc.

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• American Thoracic Societytrade assoc.

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• Amerigroup Corporationunverified attribution

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• Archdiocesan Healthcare and Bioethics Committeetrade assoc.

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• Arizona Association of Chiropractictrade assoc.

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• Arizona State Associationtrade assoc.

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• Arkansas Insurance Department Exchange Planning Steering Committeetrade assoc.

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• Association for Behavioral Healthcaretrade assoc.

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• Association for Utah Community Healthtrade assoc.

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• Association of American Medical Collegestrade assoc.

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• Association of Washington Businesstrade assoc.

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• Bayer HealthCare LLCunverified attribution

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• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associationtrade assoc.

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• Blue Cross Blue Shield Associationtrade assoc.

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• California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systemstrade assoc.

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• California Association of Rural Health Clinicstrade assoc.

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• California Black Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

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• California children's health coalitiontrade assoc.

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• California Dental Associationtrade assoc.

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• California Family Health Counciltrade assoc.

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• California Hospital Association Writing Campaigntrade assoc.

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• California League of United Latin Americantrade assoc.

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• California Medical Associationtrade assoc.

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• California Rural Legal Assistance Foundationtrade assoc.

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• California State Association of Countiestrade assoc.

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• California State Firefighters' Associationtrade assoc.

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• California State Rural Health Associationtrade assoc.

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• California’s Children’s Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• Cancer Leadership Counciltrade assoc.

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• Catholic Health Associationtrade assoc.

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• Central Valley Partnership for Citizenshiptrade assoc.

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• Charles and Companyunverified attribution

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• Children’s Hospital Association of Texastrade assoc.

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• Christian Science Committee on Publication for New Hampshiretrade assoc.

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• Church Alliancetrade assoc.

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• Citizens' Council for Health Freedomtrade assoc.

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• City of Minneapolis Public Health Advisory Committeetrade assoc.

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• Coalition for Whole Healthtrade assoc.

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• Colorado Association for School-Based Health Caretrade assoc.

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• Colorado Human Services Directors Associationtrade assoc.

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• Community Advocates Public Policy Institutetrade assoc.

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• Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles Countytrade assoc.

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• Community Health Center Association of New York Statetrade assoc.

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• Community Health Partnershiptrade assoc.

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• Connecticut Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Consumer Health Alliancetrade assoc.

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• Consumer Representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissionerstrade assoc.

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• Council of Smaller Enterprisestrade assoc.

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• County Alcohol & Drug Program Administrators Association of Californiatrade assoc.

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• Cuban American National Counciltrade assoc.

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• Curran Seeley Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Dairylea Cooperative Inc. Dairy Farmers of Americaunverified attribution

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• Delta Dental Plans Associationtrade assoc.

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• Disability Coalition on Healthcare Reformtrade assoc.

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• Drug Policy Clinic of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Clinical Law Programunverified attribution

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• eHealth Inc.unverified attribution

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• Equity League Health Trust Fundtrade assoc.

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• Express Scripts Inc.unverified attribution

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• Family Equality Counciltrade assoc.

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• Florida Association of Children's Hospitalstrade assoc.

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• Florida Association of Community Health Centerstrade assoc.

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• Florida Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Foundation for Recoverytrade assoc.

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• Greater Sacramento Urban Leaguetrade assoc.

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• Group Health Cooperativeunverified attribution

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• Guttmacher Institutetrade assoc.

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• Having Our Say Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Hawaii Medical Service Associationtrade assoc.

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• Healthcare Leadership Counciltrade assoc.

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• Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rightstrade assoc.

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• Heartview Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Highmark Inc.unverified attribution

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• Idaho Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

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• Illinois Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Associationtrade assoc.

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• Illinois Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

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• Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Indiana Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Indiana State Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Iowa Behavioral Health Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Kansas Health Consumer Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Kansas Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• Kentucky Association of Health Planstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Kentucky Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

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• Latin Business Associationtrade assoc.

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• Latino Coalition for a Healthy Californiatrade assoc.

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• League of Latin American Citizenstrade assoc.

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• Legal Aid Societytrade assoc.

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• Legal Assistance Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Louisiana Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

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• Louisiana Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Lummi Indian Business Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Maine Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Maryland Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Maryland Psychiatric Societytrade assoc.

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• Maryland Woman's Coalition for Health Care Reformtrade assoc.

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• Maryland Women's Coalition for Health Care Reformtrade assoc.

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• Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

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• Massachusetts Law Reform Institutetrade assoc.

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• Massachusetts League of Community Health Centerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Medical Group Management Associationtrade assoc.

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• Mexican American Opportunity Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan Health & Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Mississippi Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Missouri State Chiropractors Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Molina Healthcare Inc.unverified attribution

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• NAADAC- The Association of Addiction Professionalstrade assoc.

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• National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery-Delaware Chaptertrade assoc.

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• National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directorstrade assoc.

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• National Alliance on Mental Illness – NAMI Kansastrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Children's Hospitalstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitionerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systemstrade assoc.

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• National Association of REALTORStrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Social Workerstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Specialty Health Organizationstrade assoc.

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• National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directorstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Urban Hospitalstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Vision Care Planstrade assoc.

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• National Catholic Partnership on Disabilitytrade assoc.

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• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorshiptrade assoc.

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• National Coalition of STD Directorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Committee for Quality Assurancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Community Pharmacists Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Planstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcaretrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Council of La Razatrade assoc.

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• National Council of Urban Indian Healthtrade assoc.

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• National Education Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Health Counciltrade assoc.

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• National Hemophilia Foundationtrade assoc.

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• National Hispanic Medical Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Kidney Foundationtrade assoc.

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• National Multi-Share Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• National Renal Administrators Associationtrade assoc.

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• NC Community Health Center Associationtrade assoc.

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• Nevada Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Nevada State Association of Health Underwritrstrade assoc.

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• New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institutetrade assoc.

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• New Hampshire Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• New Mexico Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• New York Immigration Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• NH Citizens Alliance (Writing Campaign -- One of Several Rec'd)trade assoc.

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• North Carolina Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• North Carolina School Community Health Alliancetrade assoc.

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• Northeast Kidney Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Nursing Alliance for Quality Caretrade assoc.

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• Ohio Association of Community Health Centerstrade assoc.

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• Ohio Dietetic Associationtrade assoc.

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• Ohio Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• on FR State Employees Association of North Carolinatrade assoc.

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• Operation PAR Inc.unverified attribution

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• Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systemstrade assoc.

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• Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporationunverified attribution

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• Pennsylvania Rural Health Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pharmaceutical Care Management Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pierce County Alliancetrade assoc.

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• Primary Care Associationtrade assoc.

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• Renaisance Life and Health Insurance Company of Americaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Rhode Island Health Center Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• RI Council of Community Mental Health Organizationstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Rural Policy Research Institute Health Paneltrade assoc.

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• Ryan White Medical Providers Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• San Diego Regional Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

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• SC Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• School-Community Health Alliance of Michigantrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Service Employees International Unionunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Small Business Coalition for Affordable Health Care Writing Campaigntrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Society of Professional Benefit Administratorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• South Carolina Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abusetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• St Louis Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• State Bankers Association Group Benefits Trusttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• State Chiropractic Association Writing Campaigntrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Temple University School of Medicineunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Tennessee Disability Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• the AIDS Foundation of Chicagotrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Alliance of Community Health Planstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The American Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• the California Alliance for Retired Americanstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Choice and Competition Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Disability Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• The Greenlining Institutetrade assoc.

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• The Hemophilia Alliancetrade assoc.

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• The National Coalition on Care Coordinationtrade assoc.

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• The New York Alliance for Women's Healthtrade assoc.

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• Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committeetrade assoc.

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• UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education; UC Berkeley Warren Institutetrade assoc.

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• Unified Chiropractic Association of Oklahomatrade assoc.

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• United Food & Commercial Workers International Unionunverified attribution

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• Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticuttrade assoc.

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• University of Wisconsin-Madisonunverified attribution

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• Utah Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recoverytrade assoc.

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• Vermont Building & Construction Trades Counciltrade assoc.

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• Virginia Association of Community Services Boardstrade assoc.

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• Virginia Community Healthcare Associationtrade assoc.

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• VT Building and Construction Trades Counciltrade assoc.

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• VT Council of Developmental and Mental Health Servicestrade assoc.

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• Washington Alliance for School Health Caretrade assoc.

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• Washington Association of Community & Migrant Health Centerstrade assoc.

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• Wisconsin Council on Children and Familiestrade assoc.

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• Wisconsin Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• Wyoming Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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