How to Innovate and Collaborate to Advance Patient-focused Priorities – The National Health Council

Patient Advocacy Voices

With more than 100 years of experience, the National Health Council knows how to bring patient advocacy groups and other organizations together to advocate for patients’ interests. How do they stay at the forefront of a patient-focused US healthcare system? They innovate and collaborate.

In this episode, Sanofi host Eric Racine and cohost, Demi Anastasiades, lead of US Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy for Immunology at Sanofi, are joined by Randy Rutta, CEO of the National Health Council. You’ll hear about NHC Connect, a dynamic resource hub for the patient advocacy community to share insights and collaborate on patient focused policies, and how NHC develops a matrix of policy priorities on behalf of its nearly 200 members. NHC collaborates to drive equitable patient access, bring patients’ perspectives into health technology assessments, and ensure artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is deployed responsibly and in the best interests of patients, among other priorities. Listen to learn from one of the best how to amplify the voice of patients to improve health policies and access to care.