Policy

Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Achieving Patient-Centered Core Impact Sets

The National Health Council (NHC) and its partners have undertaken a process to create a Blueprint for developing patient-centered core impact sets, or PC-CIS, to address inconsistencies between what is important to patients to the information typically collected in research and care. A PC-CIS is a patient-derived and -prioritized list of impacts a disease and/or its treatments have on a patient and his/her life as well as that of their family and caregivers.

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June Health Care Reform Action Team

June Health Care Reform Action Team Event Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual, Zoom This meeting is for NHC members only. Contact Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy […]

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May Health Care Reform Action Team

May Health Care Reform Action Team Event Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual, Zoom This meeting is for NHC members only. Contact Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy […]

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April Health Care Reform Action Team

April Health Care Reform Action Team Event Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual, Zoom This meeting is for NHC members only. Contact Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy […]

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March Health Care Reform Action Team

March Health Care Reform Action Team Event Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual, Zoom This meeting is for NHC members only. Contact Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy […]

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February Health Care Reform Action Team

February Health Care Reform Action Team Event Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual, Zoom This meeting is for NHC members only. Contact Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy […]

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January Health Care Reform Action Team

January Health Care Reform Action Team Event Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET Event Location: Virtual, Zoom This meeting is for NHC members only. Contact Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy […]

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New Report Shows Major Reforms Needed to Ensure Equal Access, Treatment & Dignity for All in U.S. Health Care System

The National Health Council (NHC), the voice of more than 160 million people with chronic diseases and disabilities, today released a new report, Access, Affordability and Quality: A Patient-Focused Blueprint for Real Health Equity, that identified systemic biases and structural disparities in the U.S. health care system that create barriers to quality care for millions of Americans.

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Health Equity Policy Proposals

The National Health Council (NHC) historically has engaged in health equity advocacy through much of the work that we do with our members. The national dialogue on equity that emerged in 2020 strengthened our resolve to focus on a more coordinated, mission-focused approach to our health equity work.

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