National Health Council Chief Executive Officer Marc Boutin, JD, will testify at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13 at a House Committee on Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on […]
Reducing Health Care Costs
Washington Representatives Retreat Helps Set NHC’s 2020 Policy Priorities
By Maddie Mason, Associate, Policy The National Health Council’s (NHC) annual 2019 Washington Representatives Retreat (WRR) took place last week in Annapolis, MD. This conference is designed to give NHC […]
Congress’ and HHS’ Health Care Policy Priorities: Lowering Drug Costs
By: Eric Gascho, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs Both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform focused their first hearings of the 116th […]
The Proposed Rule on Drug Rebates
The following statement is from NHC’s Chief Executive Officer, Marc Boutin, JD: Today’s announcement by Secretary Azar and Inspector General Levinson appears to be a great step toward putting patients […]
Recent NHC Comments Submitted to FDA & CMS
By Eric Gascho, NHC Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs The National Health Council frequently submits letters and comments on the administration’s rules and actions when its subjects are […]
Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out of Pocket Expenses
The National Health Council (NHC) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Proposed Rule entitled “Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower […]
The NHC’s Policymaking Process
By Eric Gascho, Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs The National Health Council (NHC) has a member-driven policy development process, which was just completed for 2019. Our patient advocate members […]
NHC Launches Drug Pricing Blueprint Tracker
Since its release, many of the high-level priorities in the Department of Health and Human Services’ American Patients First drug pricing blueprint have been developed into specific policies, either through […]
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
By Marc Boutin, JD, NHC Chief Executive Officer Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new policy touted as a way to cut drug spending […]