September 13, 2024 (Washington, DC) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement upon delivery of a sign on...
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Never Undermine Scientific Discovery — Especially Now
March 01, 2022
Real Clear Policy
By Kenneth E. Thorpe
While the pandemic is by no means over, Covid-19 isn't the only threat to public health we face. In fact, it might not even be our most serious challenge.
Despite the tragic loss of more than 2,000 American
OP-ED
Mar 1,2022
Oregon's Medicaid waiver hurts chronic disease patients
By Kenneth E. Thorpe
February 3, 2022
More than half of Oregon's population -- nearly 2.3 million people -- is living with at least one chronic disease.[1][2] A disproportionate share rely on Medicaid to provide them the medications they need, and are beneficiaries because of
OP-ED
Feb 3,2022
Driving Health Care Reforms Now Will Impact Future Generations, Getting It Right Is Critical For Millions of Families Managing Chronic Conditions
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2021) -- Today, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement following President Biden’s remarks on the costs of prescription drugs.
“Especially as Americans are still very much navigating a path forward from
Press release
Dec 7,2021
Any Drug Pricing Compromise Must Lower Costs and Preserve Access to Innovative Therapies. Congress Can, and Should, Do Both.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2021) Today, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement on the drug pricing plan that Congress is considering.
“While we wait to see the details of this plan, Senate negotiators have apparently taken some
Press release
Nov 3,2021
Reinforce The Pandemic's Partnerships For Innovation
By Kenneth Thorpe
10/24/21 AT 6:30 AM
Beating Covid-19 has certainly taken longer than most of us were hoping, but we've turned the corner, and it's never too early to begin the critical exercise of assessing "lessons learned."
Clearly, in numerous
OP-ED
Oct 25,2021
FDA’s Accelerated Approval Pathway: Separating Fact From Fiction
BY PAT FURLONG , ANNIE KENNEDY & KEN THORPE
October 20, 2021 at 5:00 am ET
Today, you can go from hero to villain instantaneously. The Food and Drug Administration was rightfully applauded for efficiently reviewing COVID-19
OP-ED
Oct 20,2021
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Advocates for Solutions Not Slogans for the Millions of Americans Living with and Impacted by Chronic Disease
PFCD’s ongoing advertisements elevate patient voices on oversights of current legislative proposals on truly lowering health care costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 18, 2021) – The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today announced a new round of television and digital
Press release
Oct 19,2021
Another Voice: Intellectual property rules enable vaccine innovation
Intellectual property protections help keep the world safe. Getting a drug successfully to market can cost billions of dollars and take several years of scientific toil. Blood, sweat, tears – and money. Fewer than one in 10 products that enter clinical trials are ever greenlit by the FDA. If
OP-ED
Oct 12,2021
Health Care Groups Band Together to Call for Congress, Administration to Support Pandemic Preparedness Partners
“There is much work still to be done to respond to COVID-19 that will likely continue for years to come, but we cannot lose momentum on preparing for the next emergency– the costs of doing otherwise are just too high.”
September 22, 2021 09:30 AM
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Sep 22,2021
Reducing Costs and Fortifying Innovation Can, and Must, Coexist for the Millions of Americans Living With Chronic Disease
September 16, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Chair Ken Thorpe released the following statement on the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act:
“This bill is a great improvement over other
Press release
Sep 16,2021