National Health Council
Putting Patients First® by Providing a United Voice for People with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities
Mission
The mission of the National Health Council is to provide a united voice for the 160 million people living with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers.
Ruling year
1938
Chief Executive Officer
Randall Rutta
Main address
1730 M Street NW Suite 650
Washington, DC 20036 USA
EIN
13-1624107
NTEE code
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (Y01)
Professional Societies & Associations (E03)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
More than 160 million Americans live with a chronic disease or disability – many without effective treatments or a cure. We are working to change this.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Uniting the Patient Voice in Public Policy and Research
The National Health Council (NHC) harnesses the collective power of the patient community to address systemic health care issues that affect all patients. We speak with one unified voice to bring about meaningful change in such areas as support for health research, speedier development of new medications, and access to effective and affordable health care for all people. Our public policy positions reflect the broad input of our member organizations, which represent all segments of the health care community.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of coalition members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Made up of more than 150 national health- related organizations and businesses, the NHC’s core membership includes the nation’s leading patient organizations. Other members include health-related asso
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Founded in 1920, the National Health Council (NHC) is the only organization that brings together all segments of the health community to provide a united voice for the more than 133 million people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers. Made up of more than 150 national health-related organizations and businesses, the NHC's core membership includes the nation's leading patient advocacy organizations, which control its governance and policy-making process. Other members include professional and membership associations, nonprofit organizations with an interest in health, and representatives from the pharmaceutical, generic drug, health insurance, medical device, and biotechnology industries.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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National Health Council
Board of directorsas of 03/08/2023
Kenneth Mendez
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
Term: 2023 - 2023
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