About NASHP

NASHP is an independent academy of state health policymakers. We are dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice.

NASHP provides a forum for constructive, nonpartisan work across branches and agencies of state government on critical health issues facing states. We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Our funders include both public and private organizations that contract for our services.

To accomplish our mission we:

• Convene state leaders to solve problems and share solutions.
• Conduct policy analyses and research.
• Disseminate information on state policies and programs.
• Provide technical assistance to states.

The responsibility for health care and health care policy does not reside in a single state agency or department. NASHP provides a unique forum for productive interchange across all lines of authority, including executive offices and the legislative branch.

We work across a broad range of health policy topics including:

• Medicaid.
• Long-term and chronic care.
• Public health issues, including obesity.
• Quality and patient safety.
• Insurance coverage and cost containment.
• The State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

NASHP’s strengths and capabilities include:

• Active participation by a large number of volunteer state officials.
• Developing consensus reports through active involvement in discussions among people with disparate political views.
• Planning and executing large and small conferences and meetings with substantial user input in defining the agenda.
• Distilling the literature in language useable and useful for practitioners.
• Identifying and describing emerging and promising practices.
• Developing leadership capacity within states by enabling communication within and across states.