Largest National Healthcare Associations

A health care association is like a health care club made up of various people or organizations that work in the health care industry. Some of these health care associations are made up of, for example, nurses or hospice workers. Other health care associations have members that are insurance companies, hospitals, clinics or other health care-related organizations or companies.

National Association for Home Care and Hospice

• The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) represents home care agencies, home care aide organizations, medical equipment suppliers and hospices. The NAHC is responsible for developing the profession and ensuring better regulations for the organizations it represents.

  National Association for Home Care and Hospice
  228 Seventh St. SE
  Washington, DC 20003
  202-547-7424
  nahc.org

American Health Care Association

• American Health Care Association (AHCA) is the largest post-acute and long-term care providers association in the United States. Most of the workers the AHCA represents are responsible for the health of elderly, disabled and frail Americans. This association's main purpose is to provide information, education, change and administrative tools to the long-term health providers of the country. The AHCA was established in 1949 with the goals of improving standards for nursing homes, secure recognition and approval for the work done in nursing homes from the public and its officials, and to promote and adopt educational, legislative, understanding and cooperative programs.

  American Health Care Association
  1201 L Street N.W.,
  Washington, DC 20005
  202-842-4444
  ahcancal.org

National Medical Association

• The National Medical Association's (NMA) mission is "to advance the art and science of medicine for people of African descent through education, advocacy and health policy to promote health and wellness, eliminate health disparities and sustain physician viability." The NMA has been accomplishing this goal for more than 30 years with participation in programs funded by federal, state, local and private means. Member of NMA include physicians, academic medical scientists, military doctors and other medical and surgical specialists.

  National Medical Association
  1012 Tenth St. NW
  Washington, DC 20001
  202-347-1895
  nmanet.org