February 5, 2019 Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305)US Food and Drug Administration5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061Rockville, MD 20852Re: Docket No. FDA-2018-N-4000 for “Framework for a Real-World Evidence Program.”Submitted electronically at www.regulations.govTo Whom It May Concern:The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the draft guidance entitled “Framework for a Real-World […]

January 25th 2019 Seema Verma, MPHAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1693-P,P.O. Box 8016,Baltimore, MD 21244-8016Re: Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses (CMS-4180-P)Delivered electronically to http://www.regulations.govDear Administrator Verma:On behalf of the Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF), thank you for the opportunity […]

Dear Mississippi Legislator: Almost all consumers who have health insurance pay only a portion of the cost for prescription medications. Most health insurance providers contract with third-party companies called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to administer and process prescription drug claims. PBMs and insurersset the out-of-pocket price a consumer must pay for medicine, a practice sometimes […]

January 22, 2019 Joshua D. BakerDirectorSouth Carolina Department of Health and Human ServicesP.O. Box 8206Columbia, SC 29202Re: South Carolina 1115 Demonstration Waiver Application –South Carolina Medicaid Community EngagementSubmitted via EmailDear Mr. Baker: The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the South Carolina 1115 Demonstration Waiver Application –South Carolina Medicaid […]

January 17th,2019 Alex Azar, JD Secretary, U.S.Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street SWWashington, DC 20416Re: Public Comment for Healthy People 2030Comments submitted via emailto [email protected] Secretary Azar, The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments for Healthy People 2030. GHLF is a 20-year-old 501(c)(3) patient organization representing chronically […]

Advertising ACS CAN plans to do starting January 17th on the proposed policy changes to Medicare Part D’s “Six Protected Classes”. I originally sent an email before the holidays about the advertising opportunity, and then emailed some groups again last Friday. Unfortunately my email last Friday was not sent to our entire partner list.

Meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting; Public Hearing. Docket No. FDA-2018-N-4116 Oral Comments made by patient Judith Marple on behalf of the Global Healthy Living Foundation “Patients’ Perspectives on Romosozumab” January 16th, 2019 Disclosure: I have disclosures to make. The Global Healthy Living Foundation paid for my travel here today. […]

January 18, 2019 The Honorable Alex Azar Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: SoonerCare Choice 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver Amendment Dear Secretary Azar: Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the SoonerCare Choice 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver Amendment. The undersigned organizations represent millions of individuals […]

January 8, 2019 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Honorable Alex AzarSecretaryDepartment of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20201 Re: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Program Integrity (CMS-9922-P)Dear Secretary Azar: The 17undersigned organizations represent millions of patients and consumers facing serious, acute and chronichealth conditions across the country, including individualswho rely […]

Joint Meeting of the Arthritis Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement; Public Hearing Comments by the Global Healthy Living Foundation “Patients’ Perspectives on Febuxostat and the Importance of Education” January 11th , 2019 Disclosure: We have no disclosures to make regarding this comment. The Global Healthy Living Foundation […]