Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
In general, Federal law requires the availability of information obtained or maintained by entities sponsored by a federal agency. In addition, the Citizens’ Health Care Working Group is also subject to the more far reaching provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires that the Working Group operate in the sunshine, making all except purely administrative meetings and materials open to the public. To actively implement this requirement, all critical materials generated by the Working Group are, posted on this Web site and also made available in hard copy at its main offices in Bethesda, Maryland.
Before submitting a FOIA request, please check to see if the information you are seeking is already available on our Web Site; most of it is. You can use our Search feature or our Site Map page to help you find what you need.
How to make a FOIA request:
Please see the Department of Health and Human Services' Guide to Information Resources for general request information.
Submit written FOIA requests specific to the Citizens' Health Care Working Group to:
Citizens' Health Care Working Group
Freedom of Information Officer
7201 Wisconsin Ave., Rm. 575
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: (301) 443-1502
In addition, the 1996 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) require the establishment of publicly accessible "electronic reading rooms" that include agency FOIA response materials and other information routinely available to the public, with electronic search and indexing features. For more information, visit our Electronic Reading Room
If you need more generic information on health care, you may wish to search the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) web site.
If you wish to visit the Working Group's Public Reading Room in person, it is located at the address shown above. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
For a general overview of the Freedom of Information Act, please select the U.S. Department of Justice's FOIA Home Page.
