February 4, 2026 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)  The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) applauds the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 and its inclusion of many important health care elements that support efforts to better prevent and manage costly chronic conditions. Notably, the bill will increase transparency and lower health care costs for people living with one or more chronic conditions by instituting much needed reforms for pharmacy benefit managers (

January 28, 2026 (Washington, D.C.)  The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement of 15 new drugs selected for price-setting in Initial Price Applicability Year (IPAY) 2028: “Prescription medicines are a cornerstone of chronic disease management for Medicare beneficiaries, the vast majority of whom rely on one or more medications every month to maintain their hea

Chronic conditions are the primary driver of rising U.S. health care spending across Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance, a new study from the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) detailed last week. Costs are highly concentrated among patients living with three or more chronic conditions, and obesity plays a central role . PFCD Chair Kenneth Thorpe, PhD., and Peter Joski authored the new research report , which is particularly relevant leading up to two House hea

January 14, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today released a new research report, “ The Association of Obesity and Chronic Conditions Treated as it Relates to the Growth in Health Care Spending by Source of Insurance, 2011–2022 ,”  by PFCD Chair Kenneth E. Thorpe and Peter J. Joski. The report finds that the increasing prevalence of obesity and multiple chronic conditions is the dominant force behind rising health care spending across M

Multiple Chronic Conditions a Key Driver of Unsustainable Spending Growth December 18, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) New national and state data released today by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) projects that chronic disease is on pace to cost the United States as much as $47 trillion between 2024 and 2039, including $2.2 trillion annually in medical costs and nearly $900 billion each year in lost productivity by 2039 . The analysis, conducted by GlobalData, highli