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NEW LEGISLATION FALLS SHORT FOR FAMILIES MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Lowering Drug Costs for Families Act misses the mark on making savings a reality for patients   July 26, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement today in response to the “Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
Press release
Jul 27,2023
A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS SEEKING #ACCESSNOW
Latest FDA approval sparks CMS launch of Alzheimer’s registry but questions remain   July 7, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to grant traditional
Press release
Jul 7,2023
ALZHEIMER’S COMMUNITY #STILLWAITING DESPITE CMS ANNOUNCEMENT ON NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION
June 2, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement related to the current National Coverage Determination (NCD) with Coverage with Evidence Development (CED
Press release
Jun 2,2023
The Mysteries of Making Savings a Reality at the Pharmacy Counter
5/17/2023 https://dcjournal.com/the-mysteries-of-making-savings-a-reality-at-the-pharmacy-counter/   One way or another, it looks like the drug supply chain middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are going to be pulled out of the shadows. And that’s good news for
OP-ED
May 19,2023
TRIPS Waiver Expansion – a Nightmare for Patients
By Kenneth E. Thorpe May 12, 2023 https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2023/05/12/trips_waiver_expansion__a_nightmare_for_patients_899213.html   Covid-19 case rates are dramatically down from their peak and still falling. Distribution networks have delivered
OP-ED
May 19,2023
Undercutting Accelerated Approval Could Doom ‘Cancer Moonshot’
5/14/2023   https://dcjournal.com/undercutting-accelerated-approval-could-doom-cancer-moonshot/    Thirty years ago, AIDS patients faced increasing symptoms and the risk of death while awaiting life-saving drugs that had shown enormous promise in clinical trials —
OP-ED
May 19,2023
Meeting Unmet Medical Need Means Changes in Medicare
    By Kenneth E. Thorpe April 13, 2023     Over 190 million Americans live with at least one chronic disease. And their actions in the next few days may determine how Medicare does or does not address unmet medical needs for decades to come.  
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Apr 14,2023
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF WHITE HOUSE BUDGET WILL SEVERLY IMPACT MILLIONS LIVING WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS
March 10, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement today as a follow up to the White House budget announcement: “There are more than one in two Americans living with one, and more often, multiple chronic conditions.
Press release
Mar 10,2023
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION STATE OF THE UNION MISSES OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE REALITIES FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PATIENTS
  More than half of US adults are living with one or more chronic conditions   February 8, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today released the following statement from Chair Ken Thorpe in response to President Biden’s State of the Union
Press release
Feb 8,2023
ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY, IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL COULD SAVE U.S. $3.8 TRILLION
New Data Elevate Access to Primary Care and Improved Adherence as Immediate Opportunities for Savings   November 2, 2022 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today released new data and analysis on the economic impact of achieving health equity in chronic
Press release
Nov 2,2022

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