NAHC and NHPCO seek closer collaboration with ‘all options’ on the table

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Association for Home Care and Hospice Care (NAHC) are exploring opportunities for more formalized collaboration.

The NAHC and NHPCO have formed a joint exploratory committee to evaluate how the two industry groups can collaborate in the future. While they haven’t announced specific plans, they haven’t ruled out anything either, including a potential partnership, joint venture, merger, or other type of amalgamation.

“Any and all collaborations are on the table to be explored and considered,” Hospice News told the organization in a merged email. “Currently, the two organizations cooperate mainly on an ad hoc basis in the areas of policy and advocacy. In recent months, we have been more deliberate and consistent with this collaboration. It is an exploratory process that will lead to discovery and analysis.”

The exploratory committee is working to determine the right way forward, including “new or deeper ways to work together,” NAHC and NHPCO officials said in an email.

The discussions are based on a common belief that association will benefit their respective members and ultimately the patients and families they serve, the organizations said.

More recently, this has included program integrity efforts under the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

“All options are on the table, as long as they amplify the voice of hospice and home healthcare. The main benefits we are looking for through improved collaboration are better service to members, efficiency, and more advocacy combined with Congress and [Biden] administration,” Thomas Threlkeld, NAHC communications director, said in an email to Hospice News.

NAHC and NHPCO have jointly hired McKinley Advisors to support the exploration process. The consulting firm will analyze potential opportunities to strengthen ties between the two organizations.

McKinley will conduct in-depth interviews with industry stakeholders over the next few weeks and report its findings and recommendations to the NHPCO and NAHC boards of directors.

“The Study Committee looks forward to publishing additional communications on these findings and our joint next steps on collaboration opportunities in May,” NHPCO and NAHC representatives told Hospice News.

As the decision is made, NHPCO and NAHC will continue their ongoing outreach efforts and provide information, resources, services, and networking opportunities to their members.
“In the near future, the members of every organization should be pleased to know that they are represented by forward-thinking organizations that act in the interests of their members,” representatives of the groups told Hospice News. “In terms of participants’ experience, there should be no repercussions for the foreseeable future.”

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