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04-13-12— Article on Joint letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius on the proposed Essential Health Benefits (EHB) prescription drug formulary. Includes comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin (Subscription Required)— Inside Health Policy
04-13-12— Article on Joint letter to the HHS Secretary Sebelius on the proposed EHBs. Includes comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin (Subscription Required)— Law360
03-02-12— Comments by NHC's EVP & COO Marc Boutin on HealthResearchFunding.Org, NHC's database of unfunded but worthy health research proposals— California Healthcare Institute Blog
03-01-12— Article on NHC's database HealthResearchFunding.Org titled, "Giving Patients Hope by Helping
Researchers Find Funding," by NHC's EVP and COO Marc Boutin— NIH PPP Advisor
03-01-12— Myrl Weinberg commentary on the FDA's Sentinel Initiative and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's (PCORI), two initiatives that will add to the timely generation of evidence and support the generation of new insight into the safety of medicines and treatment effectiveness— American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits
02-27-12— Comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin in article on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's (PCORI) public meeting to discuss its research agenda— Fiscal Times
02-13-12— Comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin in article on essential health benefits (EHBs) as outlined within the Affordable Care Act — American Medical News
01-12-12— Article by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin on the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)— BIOtechNOW
01-03-12— Article titled, "Innovation, Not Spending Cuts, Improves Health Care." Includes mention of the MODDERN Cures Act — Investor's Business Daily
12-20-11— Article on a Memorandum to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight describing NHC's suggested framework for determining Essential Health Benefits (Subscription Required)— Inside Health Policy
12-15-11— Comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin in article on establishing essential health benefits (EHBs) as outlined within the Affordable Care Act — Politico
12-05-11— Article on the MODDERN Cures Act of 2011, including comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin - subscription required— FDA Week
11-15-11— NHC is leading patient advocacy organization support for H.R.3497: A bill to promote the development of meaningful treatments for patients, also known as the MODDERN Cures Solution, introduced by Representative Leonard Lance— H.R.3497
11-07-11— Comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin in article on the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) — Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
10-10-11— Comments by NHC in article on the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for establishing essential health benefits (EHBs) as outlined within the Affordable Care Act — The Hill
10-07-11— Comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin in article on the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for establishing EHB's— Washington Post
10-07-11— Comments by NHC EVP & COO Marc Boutin in article on the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for establishing EHB's— Wall Street Journal
09-08-11— Article by NHC President Myrl Weinberg and Sally Greenberg, the Executive Director of The National Consumers League, on balancing the needs of consumers and patients in reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)— The Hill
09-08-11— Comments by NHC President Myrl Weinberg in article about the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), established as part of the Affordable Care Act — HealthInsuranceSort.com
09-02-11— Comments by NHC President Myrl Weinberg in article on the proposed agreement for the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) (Subscription Required)— Scrip
