Leading Through Change: Reflections from the 2026 Health Leadership Conference By Leah Poffenberger, Senior Manager, Communications As health care continues to evolve, driven by policy shifts, funding pressures, technological acceleration, and […]
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NHC Submits Comments on CMS FY 2026 IPPS and LTCH PPS Proposed Rule
NHC Submits Comments on CMS FY 2026 IPPS and LTCH PPS Proposed Rule (PDF) June 10, 2025 Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of […]
National Health Council to Launch Updated Value Classroom in October
National Health Council to Launch Updated Value Classroom in October By: Silke Schoch, Director, Research & Programs, National Health Council Understanding and defining the value of health care interventions has […]
New! White Paper: A Dialogue on Value Assessment that Meets the Needs of Patients and Employers
The NHC, in partnership with the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, assembled stakeholders from patient, employer, and value assessment organizations and facilitated two Roundtable dialogues to explore alignment between patient and employer perspectives related to value. Recently, we released the findings.
A Dialogue on Value Assessment that Meets the Needs of Patients and Employers
A Dialogue on Value Assessment that Meets the Needs of Patients and Employers Value assessment (VA) is a process that brings together stakeholders to evaluate the clinical, economic, social, organizational, […]
NHC and Tufts Medical Center Launch New Collaboration on Patient-Centered Value Assessment
The National Health Council (NHC), in partnership with the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR) at Tufts Medical Center is excited to announce a new partnership to develop good–practice recommendations to assist researchers in developing more patient-centered value/health technology assessments (V/HTA).
Elisabeth Oehrlein Co-Authored Paper Published by International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
Elisabeth Oehrlein Co-Authored Paper Published by International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care “Development of an International Template to Support Patient Submissions in Health Technology Assessments” by Nigel Cook, […]
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 […]
A Vision for Patient-Centered Core Impact Sets—A Unifying Approach to Patient Centricity
A Vision for Patient-Centered Core Impact Sets—A Unifying Approach to Patient Centricity The following was published on March 10 by The American Journal of Managed Care and is authored by […]
MCDA: A Way to Put Patient Concerns Front and Center in Value Assessment?
By Elisabeth Oehrlein and Eleanor Perfetto, National Health Council, and Kimberly Westrich, National Pharmaceutical Council The National Health Council and National Pharmaceutical Council today released a white paper outlining an […]