NCHC — National Coalition On Health Care

Budget Hawks, Health Care Advocates Come Together Around Smart Health Care Savings

Budget Hawks, Health Care Advocates Come Together Around Smart Health Care Savings WASHINGTON, DC –The Moment of Truth Project, the budget group co-chaired by Erskine Bowles and former Senator Alan Simpson, and the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC), a coalition of health care stakeholders, released a joint paper outlining possible policy options designed to… [Continue Reading]
To Pay For Medicare SGR Repeal, Build On Bipartisan Health Care Policy

Something unexpected is happening in Washington. As most eyes track partisan battles over immigration and the Affordable Care Act, key Congressional committees have been quietly advancing truly bipartisan legislation to strengthen Medicare. Since 2002, an outdated Medicare cost control called the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) has repeatedly threatened drastic Medicare provider cuts. After a decade… [Continue Reading]
NCHC Enlists Consumer Groups, Businesses and Insurers in Push for 2013 SGR Reform

Washington, DC—The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC), joined by leading consumer and disease organizations, medical societies, business organizations, and pension funds, urged a bipartisan effort to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) payment formula and transition toward value-based reimbursement in Medicare in a letter sent to Congressional chairmen Friday. “No longer is this just a… [Continue Reading]

Budget Hawks, Health Care Advocates Come Together Around Smart Health Care Savings