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 […]
Health Care Reform
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 […]
25 Patient and Consumer Groups Celebrate the ACA on its 10th Birthday
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2020 –25 patient and consumer groups representing millions of people nationwide with pre-existing health conditions issued the following statement in celebration of the 10th anniversary of […]
National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Request for Information on ClinicalTrials.gov Modernization
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Request for Information on ClinicalTrials.gov modernization. Clinical trials are a vital part of […]
NHC Comments on the 2021 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released their Proposed Rule, entitled “HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021; Notice of Requirement […]
Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Proposed Rule entitled, “HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for […]
Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) Strategic Priorities Public Docket
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments as the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) establishes its Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) Strategic Priorities […]