Aetna and Novo Nordisk Become First Allied Members of Partners for Better Care to Advocate for Patient-Centered Care
Aetna and Novo Nordisk join coalition to ensure that patients play an active role in improving access, affordability and transparency of health care
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Partners for Better Care, a partnership of patient advocacy groups representing more than 100 million individuals living with chronic conditions nationwide, today announced Aetna and Novo Nordisk have joined the coalition as the partnership's inaugural allied members.
Allied members are healthcare industry entities who support the principles of the coalition. Aetna and Novo Nordisk enter the coalition at a time when it's advocating a bipartisan Patient Charter to policy makers and political leaders. Released in February 2016, the Charter was crafted by patients, for patients, with the intention to make health care more accessible, affordable, transparent and culturally competent.
"Today, the health care system presents patients with more challenges than solutions," said Fran Soistman, Executive Vice President of Government Services at Aetna. "That's why we are committed to working with the Partners for Better Care coalition toward meaningful reform. Together we can advocate for real, lasting change and better health outcomes for all."
The two industry leaders will join the coalition's 13 patient member organizations in meeting with 2016 presidential candidates, legislators and regulators to ensure that the patient voice plays an active role in the next generation of health care reform.
"Empowering patients across the health care spectrum is absolutely vital to ensure access and care improves in the United States, which is why we've supported this movement from the beginning and are excited to join Partners for Better Care as an allied member," said Steve Noyes, VP, Public Affairs, Novo Nordisk. "Our involvement, and the future involvement of other healthcare industry entities, will bring an important voice to this growing issue."
The coalition will also engage federal and state government entities and work with patients to share their stories with media, ultimately raising awareness of the need for patient- centered health system reform.
"We realize there is strength in numbers," said Mary Richards, Executive Director of Partners for Better Care. "With Aetna and Novo Nordisk, as well as other key players in the U.S. health system, we're going to find comprehensive solutions to the issues that patients face today."
Initial support for the coalition was provided by Novo Nordisk, consistent with their belief in multi-stakeholder cooperation to achieve optimal patient care.
About Partners for Better Care
Partners for Better Care is a partnership of patient advocacy groups and industry leaders representing more than 100 million people living with chronic conditions nationwide. Partners and its member organizations, including Aetna, AIDS United, American Liver Foundation, Amputee Coalition, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, The diaTribe Foundation, Hemophilia Federation of America, The MAGIC Foundation, National MS Society, National Organization for Rare Disorders, National Patient Advocate Foundation, Novo Nordisk, the Obesity Action Coalition and United Cerebral Palsy, are united behind the tenets of a bipartisan Patient Charter—a definitive policy roadmap that aims to make health care more accessible, transparent and affordable. To learn more about Partners, visit partnersforbettercare.org.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 46.5 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers' compensation administrative services and health information technology products and services. Aetna's customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com and learn about how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world. @AetnaNews.
About Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has provided them with the experience and capabilities necessary to help people defeat other serious chronic conditions, including hemophilia, growth disorders and obesity. With U.S. headquarters in Plainsboro, N.J., Novo Nordisk Inc. has more than 5,000 employees in the United States. For more information, visit novonordisk.us or follow @novonordiskus on Twitter.
SOURCE Partners for Better Care
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