Wide Range of resources on complex issues
We offer a wide range of resources on complex issues that impact all people with chronic conditions. Resources include member-specific services, frequent meetings and events, publications, and comments on rules and legislation.
Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs
09/26/2018The NHC fully supports the Administration’s efforts to increase transparency of hospital charges and to combat the nation’s opioid crisis through increasing access to alternative
Spotlight: Medical Innovation Action Team
09/25/2018By Katie Soisson, NHC Policy Associate The NHC’s Action Teams are an integral part of the organization’s policy-making process and serve as one of the
The Benefits of NHC Membership
09/21/2018By: Kelly Garrity, NHC Senior Director, Member Services and Development The National Health Council (NHC) brings together diverse stakeholders within the health community and has
A Thousand Little Cuts to the Affordable Care Act
09/19/2018Since last year, Congress and the Administration repeatedly promised to protect health care coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions. The ACA prohibits insurance companies from
NHC Launches Drug Pricing Blueprint Tracker
09/14/2018Since its release, many of the high-level priorities in the Department of Health and Human Services’ American Patients First drug pricing blueprint have been developed
Spotlight: Health Care Reform Action Team
09/12/2018By Katie Soisson, NHC Policy Associate The NHC’s Action Teams are an integral part of the organization’s policy-making process and serve as one of the
FDA’s Draft Guidance on Patient-Focused Drug Development: Collecting Comprehensive and Representative Input
09/11/2018The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) draft guidance on Patient-Focused Drug Development: Collecting
Going Back to School with the NHC’s New Educational Series: Increasing Patient-Community Capacity to Engage on Quality of Health Care
09/06/2018Today, the NHC debuted its first online educational series, Increasing Patient-Community Capacity to Engage on Quality of Health Care. The series, comprised of six modules,
Fighting the Opioid Crisis while Ensuring Access for Those Who Truly Need It
08/30/2018By: Marc Boutin, JD, Chief Executive Officer The National Health Council (NHC) acknowledges the complexity of the opioid crisis in the United States and commends