The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) advanced bipartisan legislation to lower health care costs with a 20-3 vote on June 26, 2019. This legislation included fifty-four […]
Reducing Health Care Costs
NHC Comments on the Lowering Health Care Costs Act of 2019
By Maddie Mason, Associate, Policy The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions released draft legislation on May 23, 2019 to reduce health care costs. The patient community has […]
House Medicare Part D Reform Legislation
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates this opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Medicare Part D reform legislation that the Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees jointly […]
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Draft Legislation to Reduce Health Care Costs
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on draft legislation to reduce health care costs released […]
CMS Releases Final Rule on Medicare Advantage and Part D Drug Pricing Rule
By Madison Mason, Policy Associate, National Health Council On May 16, 2019, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized their Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Price […]
Infographic: NHC Policy Proposals for Reducing Health Care Costs
We recently updated our health care cost policy recommendations to better reflect the current health care environment and help guide Congress and the Trump administration toward promoting lower health care […]
NHC Updates its Policy Recommendations for Lowering Health Care Costs
By: Eric Gascho, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs The National Health Council (NHC) endeavors to promote increased access to affordable, high-value, sustainable health care. In the fall of […]
Recent NHC Comments Submitted to HHS on Rebate Regulation Proposal
By: Eric Gascho, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs The National Health Council (NHC) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on its proposal to […]
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Proposal to Amend Safe Harbor Regulation
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposal to amend the safe harbor regulation concerning rebates and other […]
Watch: NHC CEO Boutin Testified Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Drug Pricing
National Health Council Chief Executive Officer Marc Boutin, JD, testified at a House Committee on Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on “Lowering the Cost of Prescription Drugs: Reducing Barriers […]