On behalf of the National Health Council, I am happy to offer the following comments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing […]
Health Care Reform
NHC Congressional Briefing Summary: Leveraging Patient Insights to Optimize Telemedicine Policy
NHC Congressional Briefing Summary: Leveraging Patient Insights to Optimize Telemedicine Policy By Silke Schoch, Manager, Research & Programs On July 21, 2021, the National Health Council (NHC) hosted a Congressional briefing on a topic of very high importance […]
Diverse Health Care Stakeholders Unite Around Wide-Ranging Policies To Extend And Improve Affordable, High-Quality Coverage
Groups are urging Congress to act quickly on commonsense solutions Washington, D.C. – Today, 18 diverse health care organizations (see below) representing consumers, industry, patients, and experts, released a set of […]
NHC Responds to CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System RFI
NHC Responds to CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System RFI By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy On June 28, the National Health Council (NHC) submitted our comments to the Centers […]
Leveraging Patient Insights to Optimize Telemedicine Policy
During this Congressional Briefing, we shared the results of our listening sessions with patient organizations, heard the telehealth perspectives of Congressional leaders, a patient, and a health care provider, and discussed how Congress can make meaningful and equitable telehealth a permanent option for patients. Watch the recording here.
Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
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 […]
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 […]