NHC Updates Health Care Cost Policy Recommendations By Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs One of the biggest barriers to access and health equity is the rising cost […]
Reducing Health Care Costs
Policy Recommendations for Reducing Health Care Costs
The NHC’s Reducing Health Care Costs (HCC) Initiative, which began in 2016, critically screens a range of policy proposals designed to curb health care costs and establish policy recommendations. The HCC Initiative prioritizes patient-centered policies that contribute to equitable health care access.
Diverse Health Care Stakeholders Unite Around Wide-Ranging Policies To Extend And Improve Affordable, High-Quality Coverage
Groups are urging Congress to act quickly on commonsense solutions Washington, D.C. – Today, 18 diverse health care organizations (see below) representing consumers, industry, patients, and experts, released a set of […]
Affordable Care Act Supreme Court Decision
The more than 160 million Americans with chronic diseases and disabilities are joyful and relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
My Take: President Biden’s 2022 Budget
My Take: President Biden’s 2022 Budget By Randall Rutta, Chief Executive Officer Last week, President Biden laid out his policy priorities through his 2022 proposed budget. Each year when the President lays out his budgetary […]
Patient Community Health Care Priorities to Improve Health Care Access
The 34 undersigned organizations, representing millions of patients and consumers across the country who face serious, acute, and chronic health conditions, urge you to enact policy change that will help […]
EveryLife Foundation Releases New Study Revealing Economic Burden of Rare Diseases in the U.S. Approached $1 Trillion in 2019
EveryLife Foundation Releases New Study Revealing Economic Burden of Rare Diseases in the U.S. Approached $1 Trillion in 2019 By Britta Dornan, Senior Director of Public Relations and Patient Engagement, EveryLife Foundation In […]
Our 2021 Public Policy Priorities
By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy The National Health Council’s (NHC’s) policy matrix serves as a roadmap for our public policy initiatives. The policy matrix is designed to help us prioritize our policy work and fulfill our mission of providing a […]
PCORI Board-Approved Guiding Principles
The following is a statement by Randall Rutta, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Council: The National Health Council (NHC) applauds the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors, who […]
Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model Interim Final Rule
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC), CMS-5528-IFC. We are submitting this letter […]