About Us

Founded in 1920, the National Health Council brings diverse organizations together to forge consensus and drive patient-centered health policy.

140+

Active Members

We Bring Together the
Entire Health Community.

300+

Resources

We promote increased access to affordable, high-value, sustainable health care.

50+

Scheduled Events

Engage with us on a variety of health care-related topics.

Issue Areas

COVID-19

The following resources are intended to help NHC members and others in the patient advocacy community manage and communicate about COVID-19.

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Value

The U.S. health care system is undergoing a transformation in how it delivers and pays for care. As traditional fee-for-service gives way to value-based arrangements…

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Real-World Evidence

As health researchers, policymakers, and regulators establish standards and structure for using real-world data (RWD) as evidence in regulatory and clinical…

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Personalized Health

The NHC envisions a health care delivery system that ensure access to care that best meets an individual’s personalized needs. Personalized health is an approach…

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Reducing Health Costs

We envision a society in which all people have access to quality health care that respects personal goals and aspirations, and is designed around the health…

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Patient Engagement

There is little consensus-based guidance on how to conduct patient engagement or assess whether an approach to patient engagement will yield meaningful results for…

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Patient Compensation Tools

06/25/2020

The NHC and our partners have developed tools to assist all stakeholders to confidently enter into ongoing, compliant, and sustainable engagement efforts that effectively drive health care innovation based on patient and caregiver insights, which must be collected in a trusted and high-quality manner.

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Standards of Excellence Certification Program®

Patient advocacy members meet the NHC Standards of Excellence, demonstrating the highest degree of accountability and transparency. 

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Become a Member Today

Made up of more than 140 national health-related organizations and businesses, the NHC’s core membership includes the nation’s leading patient advocacy organizations.

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member Resources

The NHC delivers a wide range of member services to help our members succeed.

  • Meetings & Events

    Learn about upcoming meetings & events including webinars and other opportunities.

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  • Job Bank

    NHC Members use our job bank to list open positions at their organization.

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  • Resources

    We offer a wide range of resources on complex issues that impact all people with chronic conditions.

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