Today’s health care institutions are stretched to capacity and beyond by the COVID-19 crisis. But like physical exercise, it’s possible that this stress can lead us to a stronger system longer-term. This depends, of course, on how we respond to the shortcomings revealed by our slow responses to the pandemic.From my decades in health policy, […]
Has “Value” in Health Care Stagnated?
The future of value-based purchasing (VBP) is uncertain. Current models have theoretical promise, but critics point to minimal achievements. Despite the rhetoric around paying for value over volume, the percent of health care spending involved in pay-for-performance contracts has stagnated or declined. In addition, the polled enthusiasm among health care industry leaders for value-based purchasing is declining. […]
Multi-stakeholder Coalition Applauds Legislation to Provide Affordable Health Care to All Americans
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), and Education & Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) released a joint statement announcing that H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, will come to a floor vote next week. The National Coalition on Health Care supports H.R. 3 to lower prescription drug prices and urges its swift passage to the U.S. Senate. […]
Surprise Medical Billing Legislation: Issues for Congress to Consider
FACT SHEET Legislative solutions are needed to combat the rising cost of health care in the United States, which accounted for almost 18% of the GDP in 2017. One symptom of the problem, surprise medical bills, contributes to unpredictable, high out-of-pocket costs for consumers. Patients often encounter surprise medical bills when receiving emergency or ancillary […]
NCHC Writes Letter to Senator Alexander on Health Care Costs
On February 28th, NCHC wrote a letter to the Senate HELP Committee addressed to Senator Alexander. The letter was in response to a request from Senator Alexander asking for policy recommendations to address the rising costs of health care. You can read the entire letter here.
National Coalition on Health Care: Summary of HEROES Act Provisions Related to NCHC Priorities
On Tuesday, May 12, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats unveiled a massive new bill, including a number of NCHC priorities. We’ve taken a first look at preliminary summaries of the bill to develop highlights for NCHC members based on recent conversations. Several NCHC priorities from our fourth letter to Congress and corresponding memo were included […]
National Coalition on Health Care Constructs Memo on Phase 4 COVID-19 House Proposal
On Thursday, May 7, the National Coalition on Health Care distributed a memo to summarize the provisions anticipated to be included in Congresses “Phase 4” COVID-19 package, expected to be released next week (week of May 11). Although specific details have yet to be released, broadly, the Coalition anticipates the bill will be a similar […]
National Coalition on Health Care Sends Letter to Congress with Policy Recommendations for Fourth Federal Response to COVID-19
On April 6, 2020, the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) sent a letter to Congress with policy recommendations for the fourth federal response to COVID-19. The recommendations were guided by NCHC’s diverse membership of health care, employer, and consumer leaders. While NCHC applaud Congress’ swift action on the first three legislative efforts in response to […]
National Coalition On Health Care: COVID-19 Policy Update & Discussion
On Thursday, April 2, NCHC members held a policy meeting to discuss updates on COVID-19 and priorities for the next phase of legislation slated for after Easter. The presentation slides from the meeting can be found here. In addition to immediate COVID-19 response, NCHC is looking ahead to lame-duck session, which could include other NCHC […]
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