Today, medical science is on the cutting edge of innovation with new treatments, called gene therapies, entering the market faster than ever before. Gene therapies modify genes or replace faulty genes with healthy ones to treat, cure or prevent disease. Because these therapies are complex and costly to develop, they can carry large upfront price […]
Please join the Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC) for a webinar on May 26th to discuss the current landscape of policy proposals aimed at lowering the prices of prescription drugs, and the risks associated with market intervention. At the forefront of Congressional debate around healthcare is the desire to improve access to and affordability […]
For more than a decade, health reform has focused on the Affordable Care Act, the individual health insurance market, and government program expansion. Congress is considering several policies to address health coverage and costs, including a public option, lowering the Medicare age of eligibility, a Medicare buy in, enhanced ACA subsidies, prescription drug pricing reforms, […]
Today, there are more than 7,000 rare diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans, half of whom are children. While there has been significant progress with modern medical science and the development of treatments, only about 5 percent of rare diseases have an approved treatment option. Gene therapies target and correct rare disorders caused by errant […]
12:00pm ET Introduction and Level-set, Joel White, President, CAHC 12:15pm ET Spotlight Speaker- Costs and the Pandemic 12:45pm ET Panel Discussion: Costs Health costs in 2020 went down for the first time in 60 years, so how is 2021 shaping out? Did avoided care exacerbate chronic illnesses that will lead to higher future costs? Will […]
12:00pm ET Introduction and Level-set, Joel White, President, CAHC 12:10pm ET Spotlight Speaker- Assistant Secretary Ali Khawar, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor 12:40pm ET Panel Discussion: Coverage & Access At the same time many lost their jobs and job-based coverage, Congress enacted subsidies for employer continuation coverage and expanded funding for Medicaid and […]
12:00pm ET Introduction and Level-set, Joel White, President, CAHC 12:10pm ET Congressional Fireside Chat 12:40pm ET Panel Discussion: Competition The COVID pandemic sparked a new round of mergers and acquisitions across the health care market, including insurers, doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, PBMs, and data vendors. As markets consolidate, prices tend go up. How can competition policy […]
CAHC Hosted a series of briefings for Capitol Hill staff on the Inflation Reduction Act and What it Means for Prescription Drug Pricing, Coverage, and Innovation. When: December 6, 2022 for the House of Representatives; December 14, 2022 for the House GOP Doctors Caucus; January 12, 2023 for the Senate Speakers Julia Jenkins and Jamie […]
Join the Council for Affordable Health Coverage on February 27, for our 6th annual summit, where decision-makers and industry experts discuss the future of health care. Confirmed speakers include: Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL) via video Kirsten Axelsen, Visiting Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Megan Carr, VP, Regulatory and Payer Solutions, Solventum […]