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GOP Candidates Dive into the True Cost Drivers in Our Economy
Candidates hit the mark on costly chronic disease and its broad impact
October 29, 2015 08:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) – an international coalition of hundreds of patient, provider, community, business and labor
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Oct 29,2015
Ask candidates to address chronic disease crisis
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 22, 2015 -- A little over a year from now, we will elect a new president. On Election Day, based on current averages, more than 1,100 Americans will have a limb ampu- tated as a result of their diabetes. Before we take the former action, we, as patients and voters, need to
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Oct 22,2015
Patient-Centeredness, Comparative Effectiveness, and Value | Commentary
By Tony Coelho
After five years of progress towards patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (CER), the Center for American Progress (CAP) threatens to unwind it by reviving the old debate over using CER to control medical spending. Proposals for Medicare and private payers to use CER
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Oct 20,2015
Wanted: a roadmap to tackle non-communicable diseases
KENNETH THORPE A report that will be released later this month underlines the need for an evidence-based action plan to treat NCDsSeptember brought good news for India. It emerged a top foreign investment destination, leaving behind the United States and China.It also showed an improvement on
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Oct 16,2015
Packham: Chronic disease should be focus of health care proposals
Oct. 15, 2015
Reno Gazette-Journal
By: John Packham
For the past five years, health reform and related policy debates have largely focused on improving health insurance coverage. Since 2010, reform has
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Oct 16,2015
130 Million Americans with Chronic Disease Cost More Than $2.5 Trillion Annually
CNN-Facebook debate poses opportunity to address major health care cost drivers impacting Americans and the economyCONTACT: Jennifer Burke301.801.9847Jennifer.burke@fightchronicdisease.orgOctober 13, 2015 04:05 PM Eastern Daylight TimeWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Partnership to Fight Chronic
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Oct 13,2015
Presidential Hopefuls Must Address Leading Cause of Death in U.S.
Prevention and better management of chronic diseases imperative for next administration
CONTACT: Jennifer Burke
301.801.9847
Jennifer.burke@fightchronicdisease.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 7, 2015) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseasetoday called on all Presidential candidates to
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Oct 8,2015
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease of Nevada Launches Primary State Presidential Campaign
PFCD Nevada Calls on Presidential Candidates to Address Chronic Disease as a Major Health Issue Facing Nevada Residents RENO, Nev. (October 6, 2015) – The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) of Nevada – a broad coalition of state and local leaders representing patients, providers,
Press release
Oct 7,2015
Iowa Partnership will Highlight Chronic Disease during Presidential Campaign
Iowa Partnership will Highlight Chronic Disease during Presidential Campaign(Des Moines, IA)– A broad group of state and local leaders representing health, business, labor and faith will hold a press conference in downtown Des Moines to announce a renewed effort by the Partnership to Fight
Press release
Oct 7,2015
Chronic Disease Prevention Deserves Priority in Presidential Campaign
Better overall health care can be a key driver for U.S. economyThe Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease issued the following statement following last night’s Republican Presidential debate:With half of all American adults struggling with at least one chronic condition, and almost one in three
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Sep 18,2015