EPISODE 21- Making Patients the Center of U.S. Healthcare Reform
In this episode, MacKay Jimeson, Executive Director of The Patient Access & Affordability Project at Patients Rising, joins the show to explain how the system was never designed for patients, the benefits of a patient-centric system, and what the future holds for the industry.
05.11.2023
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With recent movement in healthcare including President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot and the Inflation Reduction Act, one thing is clear: American healthcare is at a crossroads.
As we begin to tackle the conversation of healthcare reform, how can we rebuild the system around patients?
In this episode, MacKay Jimeson, Executive Director of The Patient Access & Affordability Project at Patients Rising, joins the show to explain how the system was never designed for patients, the benefits of a patient-centric system, and what the future holds for the industry.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why patient-centricity is notably absent in our healthcare system
- MacKay’s op-ed in response to President Biden’s SOTU
- The impact of The Inflation Reduction Act and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on today’s healthcare landscape
- The true human impact of medicines
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