PPC Documents, Letters and Statements
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Comments Re: Granite Advantage 1115 Waiver Amendment and Extension Application08/31/2018
Comments expressing deep concerns about the policy proposals in this waiver application, including work requirements and waiving retroactive eligibility, and urging HHS to reject.
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Letter to Director of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services RE 1115 Waiver Request Notice Failure07/16/2018
Letter asking you Michigan to reopen the public comment period for 30 days for the Section 1115 Demonstration Extension Application for the Healthy Michigan Plan as it fails to meet federal public notice and comment requirements for Section 1115 waivers.
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Comments RE: Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Proposed Rule04/23/2018
Comments expressing significant concerns about the impact of the proposed rule on short-term plans on behalf of the individuals and families that we represent—including those who choose not to purchase STLD plans.
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Comments Re: Arizona Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Request- Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Works Waiver02/05/2018
Comments urging HHS to reject Arizona's proposal to add work requirements to Medicaid as it jeopardizes patients’ access to care and could have harmful implications for individuals with serious, acute and chronic diseases.
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Letter to Secretary Azar RE: RFI "Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States”01/25/2018
Letter urging HHS to refocus its efforts on improving the health system care by increasing the duration and resources committed to open enrollment, supporting and maintaining a strong risk adjustment program, and supporting policies that ensure that patients with chronic and serious illnesses can continue to access affordable and adequate care for many years to come.
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Letter to Senate Appropriations Leaders RE Outreach and Enrollment Funding10/12/2017
Letter urging Senate to approve robust appropriation for outreach and enrollment assistance.
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Statement RE Executive Order on Short-term Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans10/12/2017
Statement expressing concern that executive order on short-term catastrophic health insurance plans pre-existing conditions and serious illnesses out of the individual insurance market and put millions more at risk through the sale of insurance plans that won’t cover all the services patients want to stay healthy or the critical care they need when they get sick.
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Letter to Senate Majority Leader RE Strengthening Health Care System08/10/2017
Letter identifying critical steps to maintain and expand access to quality and affordable insurance for low- and middle-income families across the nation.
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Letter to Senators RE Healthcare Reform Principles05/18/2017
Changes to the existing law must not jeopardize the health care coverage Americans currently have through employers, the private marketplace, Medicare or Medicaid. Individuals and families should be able to keep their existing coverage and, ideally, any replacement plan would extend coverage to more Americans rather than causing people to lose coverage.
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Consensus Healthcare Reform Principles03/06/2017
Principles requiring that any health reform must support a health care system that provides affordable, accessible and adequate health care coverage and preserves the coverage provided to millions through Medicare and Medicaid.