The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the above-referenced Proposed Rule (the IPPS Rule), particularly as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) works […]
Health Care Reform
The Affordable Care Act Prevails
The Affordable Care Act Prevails By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy More than 20 million Americans have gained coverage through the ACA, and now they do not have to worry about […]
Affordable Care Act Supreme Court Decision
The more than 160 million Americans with chronic diseases and disabilities are joyful and relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
My Take: President Biden’s 2022 Budget
My Take: President Biden’s 2022 Budget By Randall Rutta, Chief Executive Officer Last week, President Biden laid out his policy priorities through his 2022 proposed budget. Each year when the President lays out his budgetary […]
NHC Comments on the Home and Community Based Services Act of 2021
NHC Comments on the Home and Community Based Services Act of 2021 By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy In March 2021, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Robert Casey (D-PA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12) released a discussion draft on the Home […]
The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration
The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy In the first 100 days of his Administration, President Joe Biden has released both the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. Congress […]
HHS Reinstating Health Care Anti-Discrimination Protections for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The following is a statement by Randall Rutta, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Council: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will reinstate anti-discrimination protections […]
The Home and Community-Based Services Access Act
Dear Senators Hassan, Brown, and Casey, and Representative Dingell: On behalf of the National Health Council (NHC), I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide input into […]
Patient Community Health Care Priorities to Improve Health Care Access
The 34 undersigned organizations, representing millions of patients and consumers across the country who face serious, acute, and chronic health conditions, urge you to enact policy change that will help […]
Medicare Program: Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology and Definition of Reasonable and Necessary
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the above-referenced Interim Final Rule (the MCIT Rule) as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) determines […]