The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates this opportunity to provide feedback on Congressional efforts to address drug pricing including H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, and S. 2543, […]
Health Care Reform
Letter to Representatives DeGette & Upton on the “Cures 2.0” Initiative
Dear Representative DeGette and Representative Upton: The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates this opportunity to provide feedback on your work to help advance medical research and foster medical innovations in […]
2020 Open Enrollment Update
By Theo Smith, Communications Intern In week five of the 2020 Open Enrollment, 504,041 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform, reaching to total of 2,876,998 signups since Nov. 1. […]
99th Annual Membership Meeting & Luncheon
99th Annual Membership Meeting & Luncheon This premier annual event for NHC member organizations and businesses brings together staff from all levels to network and hear from thought leaders about […]
Smoothing Medicare Beneficiaries’ Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
Below is an exerpt from an op-ed published today by Morning Consult. In it, Marc Boutin, JD, National Health Council Chief Executive Officer, and Sue Peschin, MHS, President & Chief […]
Webinar: Perspectives on the FDA’s 2nd Patient-Focused Drug Development Guidance
Webinar: Perspectives on the FDA’s 2nd Patient-Focused Drug Development Guidance The National Health Council and our member organizations present a webinar on the FDA’s second draft guidance in their series […]
Two Approaches to Medicaid
By Jennifer Dexter, Director, Policy Medicaid is a jointly funded state and federal government health insurance program for an estimated 65.5 million people in the United States. Coverage through Medicaid […]
2019 Washington Representatives Retreat
2019 Washington Representatives Retreat Each year, the National Health Council (NHC) hosts the Washington Representatives Retreat, a two-day event to gather staff from NHC member organizations to address strategic, operational, and […]
What is Open Enrollment?
By Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs Open Enrollment is the period when individuals who do not have employer-sponsored insurance can purchase a new individual or family health […]
Updated: Smoothing the Out Of Pocket Cap
By Maddie Mason, Associate, Policy The Medicare Prescription drug benefit, or Part D, is an optional program from the Federal Government that helps older adults pay for their prescription drugs. […]