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New Studies Lend Further Support for PFCD Initiatives
Recognizing the large savings that can result from even the most seemingly small improvements in health outcomes, we at the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) were encouraged by this week’s news developments that lend support to the kinds of reform we advocate for on a daily basis....
Feb 06, 2012
Evidence Based Care Coordination CAN Work in Medicare
January 31, 2012In light of the recent summary from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), “Lessons from Medicare's Demonstration Projects on Disease Management, Care Coordination, and Value-Based Payment” there has been some short-sighted reporting on the findings of the demonstrations that...
Jan 31, 2012
Small Improvements Translate into Big Savings
January 30, 2012Working off the momentum the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease gained last year, one of our focal points for 2012 will continue to be on finding and promoting ways to achieve better health outcomes for the chronically ill.  Obesity alone – which doubled between...
Jan 30, 2012
Viewpoints on Health Care Reform around the Debates
January 25, 2012As everyone gears up for an exciting presidential campaign year, health care reform continues to play a major role in the news and conversations this week due to the ongoing struggle candidates, lawmakers and policy analysts face in battling our national $2.7 trillion deficit and...
Jan 25, 2012
Health Affairs Briefing Addresses Costly Consequences of Diabetes Treatment in America
January 11, 2012This week I was honored to participate in a panel discussion at a Health Affairs briefing in Washington, D.C. on the costly consequences of the diabetes epidemic in United States.  The briefing, entitled “Confronting The Growing Diabetes Crisis,” opened up the dialogue about...
Jan 11, 2012
PFCD 2011 Year in Review & Looking Ahead to 2012
January 4, 2012In an effort to raise awareness of the leading cause of death, disability and rising health care costs in our country, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) worked throughout 2011 to broaden the discussion and advance solutions in health care particularly with respect...
Jan 04, 2012
Health Care Reform to be Top of Mind in 2012
December 20, 2011It's been almost a month since the Super Committee announced their stalemate on how best to reduce our national deficit. With no end in sight and the future of public health care programs in jeopardy, Democrats and Republicans alike are taking to the presidential campaign trail to...
Dec 20, 2011
Making Prevention a Priority
December 5, 2011Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that coverage will be added for preventive services to reduce obesity. The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) applauds CMS’s announcement which is a big step in the right direction towards...
Dec 06, 2011
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Keynotes PFCD Panel Discussion to Promote Adoption of Health IT
November 17, 2011Earlier this week, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) hosted “Health Information Technology: An Invaluable Tool for Managing Chronic Diseases” at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. We were honored to have Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) keynote the briefing. Senator...
Nov 18, 2011
NCD prevention in India: setting an example for low-cost interventions in emerging and developing economies
November 14, 2011
By Ashok MalikEarlier this month, India Health Progress (IHP), an advocacy and research organisation, and PFCD co-hosted a roundtable discussion in New Delhi on the “Growing Social and Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in India”.A variety of voices were heard at the...
Nov 14, 2011

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