Healthcare Membership Associations

If you’d like to evoke change here’s a list of organizations that you may wish to research and contact to see how your mission can be aligned with theirs.AARP: A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to making life better for people 50 and over by providing information and resources; engaging in legislative, regulatory and legal advocacy; assisting members in serving their communities; and offering a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for its members.Alliance of Community Health Plans: Helps its members lead their communities in providing affordable, high-quality care and coverage that offers outstanding value for the health care dollar and provides a platform to improve health care nationally.American Health Quality Association: The American Health Quality Association (AHQA) is a charitable, educational, not-for-profit national membership association dedicated to health care quality through community-based, independent quality evaluation and improvement programs.American Hospital Association: The mission of the American Hospital Association (AHA) is to advance the health of individuals and communities. AHA is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communitiesAssociation for Community Affiliated Plans: The mission of the association is to improve the health of vulnerable populations through the support of Medicaid-focused community affiliated health plans committed to these populations and the providers who serve them.Buyers Health Care Action Group: The Buyers Health Care Action Group (BHCAG) is a coalition of public and private employers working to recreate the health care system so consumers will get the care they need in the right place, at the right time and at the right price.National Association for Home Care and Hospice: NAHC is the nation’s largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers.National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems: The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems represents over 100 hospitals and health systems that together comprise the essential infrastructure of many of America’s largest metropolitan health systems.National Business Coalition on Health: The National Business Coalition on Health provides expertise, resources, and a voice to its member coalitions across the country and represents each community coalition at the national level. As a “coalition of coalitions,” the NBCH spreads the tenets and practical applications of Community Health Reform to areas where employers have yet to organize their purchasing power.National Business Group on Health: The National Business Group on Health, is the only national non-profit organization exclusively devoted to representing the perspective of large employers and providing practical solutions to its members’ most important health care problems. Business Group members are primarily Fortune 500 companies including the nation’s most innovative health care purchasers who provide health coverage for more than 45 million U.S. workers, retirees, and their families.National Health Council: The National Health Council promotes the health of all people, and supports and advocates on behalf of the voluntary health movement. Since its founding in 1920, the National Health Council has established itself as a dynamic forum for policy development the place where all segments of the health care community meet for reasoned discussion and persuasive advocacy.National Hispanic Medical Association: The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) is a non-profit association representing 36,000 licensed Hispanic physicians in the United States. The mission of the organization is to improve the health of Hispanics and other underserved populations.National Medical Association: The National Medical Association (NMA) is the largest and oldest national organization representing African-American physicians and their patients in the United States. It is committed to improving the quality of health among minorities and disadvantaged people through its membership, professional development, community health education, advocacy, research and partnerships with federal and private agencies.