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July 1, 2025

CCPA Urges CMS to Strengthen Patient Engagement and Safeguards in Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

Today, CCPA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to its draft guidance for…

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June 27, 2025

Chronic Care Policy Alliance Urges Lawmakers to Reject Most Favored Nation Pricing Model in Drug Reform Proposals, and to Focus on PBM Reform

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Liz Helms, Founder and Director of the Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA), issued the following statement on…

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May 22, 2025

Forecast 2025

Forecast 25 brought together advocates from 10 states and included, health care professionals, policy leaders, and community partners, all united…

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May 8, 2025

CCPA Submits Sign-On Letter to Administration Opposing Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals

The Chronic Care Policy Alliance, joined by 32 other organizations, submitted the following letter to the US Department of Commerce’s…

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March 18, 2025

Chronic Care Policy Alliance Applauds House Lawmakers for Extending Telehealth Flexibilities, Urges Further Steps to Protect Patient Access

Liz Helms, Founder and Director of the Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA), issued the following statement in response to Congress’…

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March 4, 2025

CCPA Provides Comments in Second Round of Medicare Drug Pricing

The Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) submitted comprehensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding all…

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February 25, 2025

CCPA submits letter to Congressional Leadership, urging for the extension of Telehealth Flexibilities

The Chronic Care Policy Alliance submitted the following letter to Congressional leadership, urging them to extend critical telehealth flexibilities: “Dear…

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February 24, 2025

Patient Concerns with PBM Policies

Patients and their families trust their healthcare providers to prescribe the right treatments for them; being able to access those…

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February 13, 2025

Webinar Recap: The Future of Telehealth

On January 28, the Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA) hosted Telehealth Forecast 2025, a webinar exploring the evolving landscape of…

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January 28, 2025

Understanding the 340B Drug Pricing Program and Its Impact on Patients

The 340B program was established more than 30 years ago as part of the Public Health Service Act to help…

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January 17, 2025

CCPA Responds to CMS Drug Price Negotiation Announcement

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Liz Helms, Founder and Director of the Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA), issued the following statement in…

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December 11, 2024

Chronic Care Policy Alliance Urges Congress to Pass PBM Reform, Telehealth Extension, and MCED Legislation Now

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Liz Helms, Founder and Director of the Chronic Care Policy Alliance (CCPA), issued the following urgent statement…

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November 25, 2024

Recognizing Obesity as a Chronic Disease

In our society, there are many misconceptions about people with obesity. Often seen as a matter of personal choice or…

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November 18, 2024

Patients and Policy: Why Healthcare Policy is Crucial to Patients

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), in 2022, the United States spent over $4.5 trillion on healthcare,…

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October 14, 2024

An Advocate’s Guide: Medicare 2025 and IRA Implementation – Empowering Patient Voices Summary

As we continue our journey to empower patients, we’re excited to share insights from the second edition of our webinar…

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