Our Policy Proposals for Reducing Health Care Costs The NHC released new recommendations in Sept. 2021. Read them here. The National Health Council (NHC) envisions a society in which all […]
Reducing Health Care Costs
Updates on Congressional Efforts to Lower the Costs of Prescription Drugs
By Maddie Mason, Senior Associate, Policy The 116th Congress has made lowering the costs of prescription drugs one of their top priorities in 2019, as the American public has consistently […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Medicare Advantage and Part D Rule: A win for patients, but out-of-pocket costs must be capped
The following is an excerpt from an op-ed by National Health Council Chief Executive Officer Marc Boutin, published on July 25, 2019 in The Hill. Read the full article here. […]
President Trump’s Executive Order on Pricing Transparency
By Maddie Mason, Associate, Policy President Donald Trump delivered an executive order (EO) on June 24, 2019 titled “Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Health Care to Put Patients […]
NHC’s Support of a Cap on Out-of-Pocket Costs for Medicare Part D
Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Wyden: As the Senate Finance Committee is crafting legislation related to prescription drug and other health care costs, the National Health Council (NHC) writes […]