The Innovation-Competition-Affordability Connection and its Importance to...
One of the biggest headlines in healthcare this month occurred when the Food and Drug Administration gave approval to a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease developed by Biogen. This is a development...
View ArticleWhy We Don’t Need and Shouldn’t Want a Public Option
Earlier this year, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce...
View ArticleThe Problematic Push to Slow Medicare Advantage’s Positive Health Impact
In the complex deliberations on Capitol Hill to assemble a social spending package that can pass both houses, one of the prominent proposals being discussed is the expansion of Medicare benefits to...
View ArticleLawmakers Have a Drug Pricing Solution Right in Front of Them
As Congress continues to deliberate on drug pricing proposals that many would call extreme, even radical – empowering the federal government to set prices instead of having prices negotiated in the...
View ArticleUnderstanding State Laws for Interchangeable Biosimilars
An important development in the biopharmaceutical world, with significant ramifications for patients, is the progress being made on biosimilars. These are products with the same safety and efficacy as...
View ArticlePrescription E-Labels are Past Due
Now decades into the digital age, most tasks can be completed electronically – ordering food, booking appointments, transferring funds, and even signing contracts. In the healthcare world, medical...
View ArticleAmericans Deserve the Full Truth About Medicare-For-All and its Ramifications...
So much of the nation’s discussion about the Medicare-for-all concept takes place through a political prism. It’s important, though, to fully understand what such a drastic change to our healthcare...
View ArticleIs Mandatory Participation in Medicare Demonstrations Necessary?
Recently, Health Affairs Forefront, published a post by Dan L. Crippen, former director of the Congressional Budget Office and currently a Healthcare Leaddership Council consultant, that should be a...
View ArticleImproving Diversity in Our Clinical Trials for Long-term Health Equity
Across the healthcare industry work is taking place to address health disparities. The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) has delved specifically into social determinants of health, broadband access,...
View ArticleEducational Effort to Increase Vaccine Adherence
Vaccines are integral to preventing diseases and reducing the chance of illness for individuals. They significantly lower the risk of severe illness and hospitalization, and even death, as well as...
View ArticleHere’s How Insurers Can Take a More Strategic Approach to Community Investment
This is a guest post by John Lumpkin, M.D., President of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and Vice President, Drivers of Health. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina...
View ArticleExploring the Changing Landscape of Cancer Care
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death across the globe and affects the lives of millions every year in the United States. As advances have been made in screening, diagnosing and therapeutics,...
View ArticleCybersecurity in a Highly Regulated Industry
The Healthcare Leadership Council hosted a webinar entitled, “Cybersecurity Playbook for Healthcare,” in conjunction with the Confidentiality Coalition. The discussion brought clarity to the current...
View ArticleDon’t Backpedal on Progress: Fix Proposed Changes to Medicare Advantage...
It’s no wonder why Medicare Advantage (MA) is so popular among America’s seniors, with a greater share of the Medicare population choosing MA plans as its coverage of choice each year. MA has...
View ArticleEmbedding Health Equity into the Core of Healthcare
The Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health was released in 1985, serving as a catalyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to begin addressing health...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Role of HIPAA in Healthcare Innovation
As the healthcare industry has transformed throughout the years, the use of healthcare data has evolved as well. The Healthcare Leadership Council recently hosted a webinar entitled, “The Past,...
View ArticleA Multisectoral Approach to Patient-Centered Care
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) hosted a webinar focused on how various healthcare organizations have approached value-based care and the outcomes associated with those methods. While,...
View ArticleProposed Rule Change Would Make U.S. Healthcare System Even More Complicated...
The last thing the U.S. healthcare system needs is more paperwork. Unfortunately, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a policy change that would assign more...
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