Making Patients the Center of U.S. Healthcare Reform

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 systemMacKay’s op-ed in response to President Biden’s SOTUThe impact of The Inflation Reduction Act and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on today’s healthcare landscapeThe true human impact of medicinesMacKay’s Op-Ed: https://www.statnews.com/2023/02/09/state-of-the-union-highlights-americas-awkward-conversation-on-science-medicine-and-financing-the-development-of-new-medicines/MacKay’s Bio:https://accessandaffordability.org/person/02-mackay-jimeson/