National Coalition on Health Care is a coalition of groups working to achieve comprehensive health system reform. Founded in 1990 by Dr. Henry E. Simmons, M.D., NCHC is a non-profit alliance of more than 80 organizations. The coalition has a stated commitment to building a national bipartisan consensus in support for enactment and implementation of sustainable, systemic and system-wide health care reform.
Coalition Principles
The coalition’s mission is grounded on five interdependent principles forming a framework for improving America’s health care system: • Health care coverage for all • Cost management • Improvement of health care quality and safety • Equitable financing • Simplified administration
Member organizations
The National Coalition on Health Care comprises the following member organizations. Member Organizations AARP Adrian Dominican Sisters AFL-CIO American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of Community Colleges American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Cancer Society American College of Cardiology American College of Emergency Physicians American College of Nurse Midwives American College of Surgeons American Council on Education American Dental Education Association American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers American Federation of Television and Radio Artists American Heart Association American Legacy Foundation American Library Association American Lung Association Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum Association of American Medical Colleges, Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems Association of American Universities Breast Cancer Network of Strength C-Change California Public Employees' Retirement System California State Teachers' Retirement System Children's Defense Fund CodeBlueNow! Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association Common Cause Partnership for Health Care Reform Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Consumers Union Duke Energy Duke University Medical Center Easter Seals The Episcopal Church The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Giant Food, Inc. Gross Electric, Inc. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Partnership for Health Care Reform International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO International Foundation for Employee Benefit Plans Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Japanese American Citizens League Johns Hopkins Medicine League of Women Voters Maternity Center Association Michigan Health & Hospital Association Midwest Business Group on Health Motion Picture Association of America National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association of Childbearing Centers National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities National Community Action Foundation National Conference of Public Employee Retirement Systems National Consumers League National Coordinating Committee for Multi-Employer Plans National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. National Council of La Raza National Council on Teacher Retirement National Education Association National Multiple Sclerosis Society New York State Teachers' Retirement System Organization of Chinese Americans Presbyterian Church Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Salvation Army Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, AFL-CIO Small Business Majority Stop & Shop, Inc. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Union for Reform Judaism United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society United States Conference of Catholic Bishops U.S. PIRG Partnership for Health Care Reform
