By Kenneth Thorpe
10/24/21 AT 6:30 AM
Beating Covid-19 has certainly taken longer than most of us were hoping, but we've turned the corner, and it's never too early to begin the critical exercise of assessing "lessons learned."
Clearly, in numerous
BY PAT FURLONG , ANNIE KENNEDY & KEN THORPE
October 20, 2021 at 5:00 am ET
Today, you can go from hero to villain instantaneously. The Food and Drug Administration was rightfully applauded for efficiently reviewing COVID-19
PFCD’s ongoing advertisements elevate patient voices on oversights of current legislative proposals on truly lowering health care costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 18, 2021) – The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today announced a new round of television and digital
Intellectual property protections help keep the world safe. Getting a drug successfully to market can cost billions of dollars and take several years of scientific toil. Blood, sweat, tears – and money. Fewer than one in 10 products that enter clinical trials are ever greenlit by the FDA. If
“There is much work still to be done to respond to COVID-19 that will likely continue for years to come, but we cannot lose momentum on preparing for the next emergency– the costs of doing otherwise are just too high.”
September 22, 2021 09:30 AM
September 16, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Chair Ken Thorpe released the following statement on the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act:
“This bill is a great improvement over other
September 01, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In addition to a detailed letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) raising serious concerns over a recent change in federal policy that
July 19, 2021 05:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) has issued the following statement in response to news that Congress may increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries to pay for an infrastructure proposal
Senator Wyden’s proposal falls far short in pursuit of success on pressing health care needs today and into the future
July 8, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today released the following statement on the recent principles for reform set forth
Lack of cures combined with minimal viable treatments compounds increasing health and caregiving costs
May 27, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today released a literary review and infographic data on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (