The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule on the Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 […]
Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform Action Team: 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
HEALTH CARE REFORM ACTION TEAM Event Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Event Location: Zoom The National Health Council will be having an additional ad hoc Health Care Reform Action […]
The ACA and the Importance of Protecting People with Pre-Existing Conditions
By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy Prior to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) people with pre-existing conditions were often denied health insurance, dropped from their coverage, or charged a higher monthly premium. Many plans […]
Major Groups Representing Millions of Patients Release Telehealth Principles
Major Groups Representing Millions of Patients Release Telehealth Principles For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Mullen, [email protected] Washington, DC, September 24, 2020 – A coalition of organizations representing millions of patients […]
2020 Washington Representatives Retreat
2020 Washington Representatives Retreat Event Time: 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual Agenda (download) The National Health Council (NHC) hosted a successful virtual 2020 Washington Representatives Retreat. While we missed seeing our colleagues in […]
Office of Women’s Health Strategic Priorities; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments as the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) establishes its Office of Women’s Health (OWH) Strategic Priorities public docket. The […]
Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide a response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) request for comments on the next cycle of the Prescription Drug […]
Updates on Current Federal Telehealth Legislation
By Maddie Mason, Senior Policy Associate Access to telehealth, which the National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines as the exchange of medical information from one site to another through electronic communication to […]
Patient Groups Warn: Administration Policy Encourages Discrimination in Health Care
Today 29 patient and consumer groups representing millions of people nationwide with pre-existing health conditions issued the following statement in response to administration’s final rule. The rule, finalized Friday, attempts […]
Update on the Oklahoma Medicaid Block Grant
By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a plan that would allow states to implement block grants for their […]