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CHRONIC DISEASE PREVALENCE POSES ADDED CHALLENGES TO MATERNAL HEALTH FOR BLACK WOMEN
Dramatic increases in maternal mortality linked to impacts of chronic disease   October 24, 2023 (SAN DIEGO, CA) Today the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) co-hosted a community seminar on the increasing connection of chronic disease and Black maternal health with California
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Oct 25,2023
MEDICARE’S LIST OF DRUGS FOR PRICING PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ACCESS CHALLENGES FOR BENEFICIARIES
Achieving promised savings for government program will inevitably restrict patient access to decrease utilization of lifesaving medications   August 29, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement today in response to the Centers
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Aug 29,2023
Inflation Reduction Act will be the Achilles heel of Biden's Cancer Moonshot
Hartford Courant  8/15/23   The Biden administration just announced a new initiative to improve cancer outcomes in low-income communities across the United States.[1] It's sorely needed. Research shows cancer mortality is more than 10% higher in communities experiencing persistent
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Aug 16,2023
NEW LEGISLATION FALLS SHORT FOR FAMILIES MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Lowering Drug Costs for Families Act misses the mark on making savings a reality for patients   July 26, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement today in response to the “Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
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Jul 27,2023
A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS SEEKING #ACCESSNOW
Latest FDA approval sparks CMS launch of Alzheimer’s registry but questions remain   July 7, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to grant traditional
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Jul 7,2023
ALZHEIMER’S COMMUNITY #STILLWAITING DESPITE CMS ANNOUNCEMENT ON NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION
June 2, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement related to the current National Coverage Determination (NCD) with Coverage with Evidence Development (CED
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Jun 2,2023
The Mysteries of Making Savings a Reality at the Pharmacy Counter
5/17/2023 https://dcjournal.com/the-mysteries-of-making-savings-a-reality-at-the-pharmacy-counter/   One way or another, it looks like the drug supply chain middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are going to be pulled out of the shadows. And that’s good news for
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May 19,2023
TRIPS Waiver Expansion – a Nightmare for Patients
By Kenneth E. Thorpe May 12, 2023 https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2023/05/12/trips_waiver_expansion__a_nightmare_for_patients_899213.html   Covid-19 case rates are dramatically down from their peak and still falling. Distribution networks have delivered
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May 19,2023
Undercutting Accelerated Approval Could Doom ‘Cancer Moonshot’
5/14/2023   https://dcjournal.com/undercutting-accelerated-approval-could-doom-cancer-moonshot/    Thirty years ago, AIDS patients faced increasing symptoms and the risk of death while awaiting life-saving drugs that had shown enormous promise in clinical trials —
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May 19,2023
Meeting Unmet Medical Need Means Changes in Medicare
    By Kenneth E. Thorpe April 13, 2023     Over 190 million Americans live with at least one chronic disease. And their actions in the next few days may determine how Medicare does or does not address unmet medical needs for decades to come.  
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Apr 14,2023

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