by Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy Legislation providing funding for all federal programs for fiscal year 2020 was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on December […]
Health Care Reform
Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions To Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements
The National Health Council appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule released by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revising safe harbors under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) […]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Proposed Medicare Program Rule; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations
The National Health Council appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) proposed rule modernizing and clarifying the physician self-referral (Stark Law) regulations. Founded […]
January Health Care Reform Action Team
Health Care Reform Action Team Event Date: 2020-01-08 Event Time: 12:00 pm Contact Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy, for more information.
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment is the period when individuals who do not have employer-sponsored insurance can purchase a new individual or family health insurance plan or make changes to their current coverage […]
Congressional Efforts to Address Drug Pricing – Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA)
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, […]
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 […]