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New Medicaid proposal will put treatments and cures even further out of reach
By Kenneth E. Thorpe President Trump has long promised to lower prescription drug prices. Unfortunately, two of his administration’s newest proposals would actually raise out-of-pocket costs and reduce access to medicines.   They must be scrapped before they do real
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Nov 11,2020
President Trump's Recent Healthcare Executive Order Does Little to Protect Patients or Lower Healthcare Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 28, 2020) -- Kenneth Thorpe, chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's America-First Healthcare Plan executive order:   "President Trump's latest executive order claims
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Oct 5,2020
President Trump's Drug Pricing Executive Order Undercuts the Fight Against Chronic Disease
The "Most Favored Nations" Executive Order will harm patients by hindering biomedical research   WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 14, 2020) -- Kenneth Thorpe, chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, issued the following statement in response to
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Sep 15,2020
PARTNERSHIP TO FIGHT CHRONIC DISEASE CONDEMNS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON DRUG PRICING
"Favored Nations Rule" will reduce access to medicines and stifle biomedical research   WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2020) – Kenneth Thorpe, Chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, has issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's
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Jul 25,2020
Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease Applauds Global Effort to Help Address AMR
Collaboration, investment and action essential to advancing greater overall health   July 9, 2020 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) today released the following statement in response to the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers &
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Jul 9,2020
The great public health challenge of the 21st century: chronic diseases
  By Dr. Malaquías López – Professor of Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine at UNAM and Dr. Kenneth Thorpe, president of PFCD   En Español: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/malaquias-lopez-y-kenneth-thorpe/el-gran-reto-del-siglo-xxi-en-salud-publica-las  
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Jul 7,2020
Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease Launched to Address Antimicrobial Resistance
National poll highlights broad voter concern around future threats of infectious disease; New initiative to convene stakeholders for greater collaboration in the #Fight4Health   June 25, 2020 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today announced a new initiative
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Jun 25,2020
PFCD Statement on Health Disparities and Race
June 9, 2020 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) stands united with voices speaking out against racism in the United States represented by the dual tragedies of George Floyd’s brutal death at the hands of Minneapolis police and the devastating impact COVID-19 is
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Jun 9,2020
New Medicare policy could help diabetes patients | Commentary
By KENNETH E. THORPE GUEST COLUMNIST | JUN 07, 2020 | 6:00 AM   Last week, President Trump delivered on a central promise of his presidency —
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Jun 8,2020
CMS Demo To Lower Insulin Costs A Critical Step Forward for Patients
May 26, 2020 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) May 26th announcement of a voluntary demonstration program aimed at lowering out-of-pocket costs for insulin in the Medicare Part D program.  Today
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May 26,2020

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