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Make your voice heard in the fight for effective and affordable health care.
News
- Joint letter to Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary urging the inclusion of patient protections and a robust formulary in the essential health benefits package (October 2, 2012)
- NHC Position Statement on Essential Health Benefits Formulary
- Patient advocacy organizations and the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act
About Us
The National Health Council (NHC) provides a united voice for the millions of people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers. The NHC is committed to advocating for health care that will
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Cover everyone
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Curb costs responsibly
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Abolish exclusions for pre-existing conditions
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Eliminate lifetime caps on benefits
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Ensure access to long-term and end-of-life care
We believe that you deserve a health care system committed to Putting Patients First®.
- Connect with People with Chronic Conditions - Comment on “A Different Normal: Living with a Chronic Condition”, a blog on WebMD, created with the help of the National Health Council. Visit the site by clicking here.
- Join the NHC on Facebook and Twitter, and add your voice to the Putting Patients First Blog. Show your support for health care that Puts Patients First.
- Share your personal health care story. You can help put a human face on the dry facts and figures in the health care debate. By sharing your personal story, you can let the policy makers know about the daily struggle to cope with a long-term disease or disability. Click here to find out how.
You can make a difference by helping the NHC provide a united voice for people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers in the fight to ensure patients have access to health care that meets their individual needs and health care goals.
Together, we share a hope for a better tomorrow. Will you help?
