What National Health Council does

The National Health Council (NHC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership coalition founded in 1920 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It convenes over 180 active member organizations spanning three categories: Patient Organizations (voluntary health agencies), Partners of Patient Organizations (professional associations and nonprofits), and Business and Industry (biopharmaceutical, device, diagnostic, generic drug, and payer organizations). The NHC's mission is to forge consensus and drive patient-centered health policy on issues including health equity, reducing health costs, value-based care, real-world evidence, FDA regulation, and patient engagement, ultimately serving the more than 160 million Americans living with chronic diseases and disabilities.

NHC's offering is a portfolio of educational resources, frameworks, digital tools, and convening programs rather than commercial software products. Core assets include the PXI (Patient Experience + Innovation) Center focused on AI and digital health patient partnership, the Fair-Market Value Calculator, Patient Experience Mapping Toolbox, Patient-Centered Value Model Rubric, Patient Engagement Rubric, PC-CIS Blueprint, and a series of educational classrooms (Real-World Evidence, Value, Health Care Quality, Health Literacy). The underlying platform is content-driven: a website-based resource portal, gated member tools, recurring webinar series, and the NHC Connect community platform, supported by the Standards of Excellence Certification Program.

The revenue model is nonprofit subscription-based, with annual membership dues across the three categories, donations from individuals and organizations, and corporate sponsorships. Go-to-market is community-led, with membership acquisition via direct outreach, industry events, affinity groups, and referrals, and engagement delivered through policy conferences, action teams, affinity groups, webinars, and formal policy comments to CMS, FDA, and Congress. The organization employs 11-50 staff and is governed by an elected Board of Directors drawn from member organizations.

Name

National Health Council

Legal name

National Health Council

Website

https://nationalhealthcouncil.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National Health Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership coalition founded in 1920 in Washington, DC, convening 180+ patient organizations, professional associations, and biopharma/payer companies to advance patient-centered health policy through educational resources, digital tools, frameworks, and federal advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Advocacy Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Advocacy, Navigation & Access to Care (BPAGACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Patient advocacy coalition
• Health policy membership
• Patient engagement frameworks
• Healthcare education resources
• Nonprofit health association

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The NHC generates revenue through annual membership dues from three categories: Patient Organizations, Partners of Patient Organizations, and Business and Industry members. Dues vary by membership category and organizational size.
2. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations supporting the NHC's mission to advocate for affordable, accessible health care and champion nonprofit patient organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The National Health Council is a membership-based nonprofit coalition that provides patient advocacy, policy influence, and educational resources to 180+ member organizations across the U.S. health ecosystem. It delivers tiered membership programs, educational classrooms, patient engagement frameworks and rubrics, the Fair-Market Value Calculator, the PXI Center for health AI partnerships, and hosts annual conferences and affinity groups to forge consensus on patient-centered health policy.

Product overview

The National Health Council (NHC) operates as a membership-based nonprofit organization united around patient-centered health policy rather than a commercial product company. The NHC offers a portfolio of educational resources, tools, frameworks, and programs designed to advance patient advocacy and engagement in healthcare. The core offerings include the PXI Center for patient partnership in health AI and technology, educational classrooms (Real-World Evidence, Value, Health Care Quality, Health Literacy) providing training on complex healthcare topics, patient compensation and engagement tools (Fair-Market Value Calculator, Patient Experience Mapping Toolbox), various rubrics and blueprints for patient-centered assessment (Patient-Centered Value Model Rubric, PC-CIS Blueprint, Patient Engagement Rubric), and certification programs (Standards of Excellence). The NHC also provides access to member meetings, events, affinity groups, policy resources, and a job bank for member organizations. The organization does not develop or sell commercial products but serves as a collective voice and resource hub for over 170 patient organizations, health-related associations, and businesses in the healthcare ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PXI (Patient Experience + Innovation Center): Resource for patient partnership in health AI and technology, connecting patients and innovators to promote responsible, equitable, trustworthy, and transformative use of AI, digital health, and technology.
• Trusted Messengers
• NHC Patient Compensation Tools

Products and services

• PXI Center (Patient Experience + Innovation Center) A resource for patient partnership in health AI and technology that connects patients and innovators to promote responsible, equitable, trustworthy, and transformative use of AI, digital health, and technology in healthcare.
• Real-World Evidence Classroom Introductory education, tools, and resources for patients and researchers on real-world data and real-world evidence, developed in partnership with the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy.
• Value Classroom Tools and resources for understanding value in health care and value assessment, including glossary, checklists, rubrics, and training materials to help patients engage in value discussions.
• Patient-Focused Medical Product Development (PFMPD) Series Webinar series covering patient preference research, patient engagement in clinical trial design, clinical outcome assessments, and medical device development to prepare patient organizations for engagement in medical product development.
• Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Webinar Series A 12-part webinar series helping the patient community engage with regulators, researchers, and stakeholders on patient-centered outcomes across health care research and medical product development.
• Health Care Quality Educational Series Six-module online educational series titled 'Increasing Patient-Community Capacity to Engage on Quality of Health Care' focusing on quality importance and advocacy strategies.
• Health Literacy Series Three-part webinar series on health literacy covering clear communication tools, advocacy strategies, and science communication to boost understanding and build trust.
• Fair-Market Value Calculator Online calculator providing guidance on fair compensation and reimbursements for patients, caregivers, and patient representatives involved in patient-engagement activities, part of the NHC Patient Compensation Tools.
• Patient Engagement Compensation and Contracting Toolbox Resources including the Fair-Market Value Calculator, principles for compensation, and patient-engagement activities framework to support sustainable agreements between stakeholders and patient/caregiver community.
• Patient Experience Mapping Toolbox Toolbox ensuring the patient's journey is collected in standardized ways to inform patient-centric efforts in research, product development, and care delivery.
• Patient-Centered Core Impact Sets (PC-CIS) Blueprint Blueprint for developing Patient-Centered Core Impact Sets to ensure patient centricity in the healthcare ecosystem through implementation of standardized impact measures.
• Patient Engagement Rubric A guide to incorporating the patient voice into the health ecosystem, helping evaluate and implement meaningful patient engagement practices.
• Patient-Centered Value Model Rubric Tool to evaluate the patient centeredness of value models and guide value model developers on meaningful incorporation of patient engagement throughout their processes.
• Patient Engagement in Quality Measurement Rubric Guide created in partnership with Pharmacy Quality Alliance and National Quality Forum to include meaningful patient engagement in the quality measure lifecycle.
• Standards of Excellence Certification Program Program requiring patient advocacy members to meet NHC Standards of Excellence, demonstrating the highest degree of accountability and transparency.
• NHC Job Bank Platform for NHC members to list open positions at their organization, fostering a talent pool for patient advocacy organizations.
• Membership Program (Patient Organizations / Partners / Business & Industry) Three-tiered annual membership program uniting patient organizations, partner nonprofits, and business/industry members under one patient-centered coalition, providing policy representation, events, affinity groups, and resource access.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 160+ million Americans living with chronic diseases and disabilities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Solace HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Solace Health joined NHC as an Associate Member to collaborate on patient-centered care and navigation. The partnership brings together Solace's direct patient support services with NHC's national policy influence, aiming to benefit the 200+ million Americans living with chronic diseases and disabilities.
• Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026NHC is a founding partner in DiMe's 'Scaling Trusted, High-Impact AI Care Navigation' initiative, alongside Intel (Title Sponsor), Google for Health, Mass General Brigham, Stanford Medicine, and other organizations. The initiative develops evidence-based standards for responsible AI adoption in patient care navigation, responding to patients' increasing use of AI to navigate care barriers.
• Allergy & Asthma NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025Allergy & Asthma Network joined NHC to collaborate on patient-centered policies and initiatives aimed at improving access, equity, and quality of healthcare in the U.S.
• PXI Partner OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHC's PXI (Patient Experience + Innovation) Center connects patients and innovators to promote responsible, equitable, trustworthy use of AI, digital health, and technology in healthcare. PXI serves as a resource for patient partnership across health AI activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Cancer Society: One of the largest U.S. voluntary health agencies, focused on a single disease (cancer) but with comparable member/donor-supported advocacy, research funding, and federal policy engagement model similar to NHC's patient organization members.
• American Heart Association: Large voluntary health agency that combines patient advocacy, research funding, and federal policy influence — comparable in mission structure to NHC's patient organization members and the type of consortium NHC convenes.
• American Medical Association (AMA): Large, established U.S. membership association for physicians that engages heavily in federal health policy advocacy — comparable in its policy advocacy and standards-setting role, though organized around providers rather than patients.
• PhRMA: Trade association for biopharmaceutical companies with extensive federal lobbying and member-driven advocacy — comparable as a counterpart to NHC's Business & Industry membership tier that NHC engages with on policy.
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Quasi-public research funder that funds patient-centered comparative effectiveness research — comparable mission overlap with NHC's real-world evidence and patient engagement agendas and a likely partner/peer in the same federal policy ecosystem.

Direct peers

• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD): Federation of patient organizations focused on rare diseases; closely matches NHC's model of uniting patient advocacy groups around federal policy, education, and shared standards — operating as a membership-based coalition of voluntary health agencies.
• National Patient Advocate Foundation: Patient advocacy nonprofit focused on access, affordability, and patient-centered policy — directly comparable to NHC's mission, federal policy engagement, and constituency of patients with chronic conditions.
• Healthcare Leadership Council: Coalition of health industry CEOs that convenes stakeholders around federal health policy — comparable to NHC's Business & Industry tier but industry-side rather than patient-side, making it a counterpart rather than duplicate.
• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP): Professional association for managed care pharmacy that is itself an NHC member, working alongside NHC on patient-centered value, real-world evidence, and access policy — direct overlap on issues and member base.

Emerging players

• National Health Law Program (NHeLP): Health-focused legal advocacy organization that engages in federal policy and litigation for underserved populations — overlaps with NHC's patient access and equity mandate from an advocacy/legal-services lens.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NHCouncil
• Instagraminstagram.com/nhcouncil
• Facebookfacebook.com/nationalhealthcouncil

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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