Thursday, October 29
Value & Access
Many of the 127.9 million Americans living with cardiovascular disease face barriers to getting the treatment that is right for them. The National Forum is engaging diverse stakeholders in a transformative, consensus-building initiative to overcome the barriers. Together, we are accelerating collaboration, breaking the stalemate and improving access to evidence-based care.
Shared Decision Making Guides
These guides were developed to help healthcare providers engage in shared decision-making conversations with patients about treating and preventing cardiovascular disease.
Resources
Joint Policy Statements
Consensus Goal
Enhance health and well-being by supporting people’s access to evidence-based care that is appropriate for them by:
- Identifying evidence-based strategies for determining appropriateness of care
- Supporting the implementation of evidence-based care that aligns incentives for patients, providers, payers, other stakeholders
The Steering Committee will share research, facts, best practices and policies to advance the consensus goal through its Action Agenda.
Action Agenda
Understand Best Practices on Payer/Purchaser Coverage Decisions
Highlight a way for all stakeholders to communicate, share evidence, best practices & identify areas for improvement
Patient Engagement Strategies
Identify effective and scalable shared-decision making tools and models
Patient Adherence
Identify and endorse or highlight models, research, tools and resources
Shift Spend From Low- to High-Value Care
Identify & support effective leverage points already underway that meet stakeholder needs
Value & Access Clearinghouse
Stakeholder Resources - Click on the Icons Below For Relevant Resources
Steering Committee Members
The steering committee includes a broad range of experts representing public health, patients, providers, payers, and pharma/biotech.
Patients
Denise Duch Widzgowski
Positions held- President, Chairperson of the Board , The Mended Hearts, Inc.
Melanie G. Phelps, DrPH, JD
Positions held- Senior Advocacy Advisor, Health System Transformation , American Heart Association (AHA)
Jodi Smith, J.D.
Positions held- Director, Strategic Alliances, WomenHeart
Sara Traigle van Geertruyden
Positions held- Executive Director, Partnership to Improve Patient Care
Payers & Purchasers
Jim Ballenger, MBA
Positions held- Principal, BallengeRx Consulting
Michael Bagel, JD
Positions held- Associate Vice President, Public Policy, Alliance of Community Health Plans
Providers
Stacy Manthos
Positions held- Executive Director, American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC)
Benjamin M. Bluml, RPh
Positions held- Senior Vice President Research and Innovation, American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation
Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA
Positions held- Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Grady Health System
- National Lipid Association
Brian Hart, JD
Positions held- Executive Director, National Lipid Association
Sue Koob, MPA
Positions held- CEO, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
Karyn Lockshine, CAE
Positions held- Executive Director, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
J. Brendan Mullen
Positions held- Executive Vice President, American College of Cardiology
Tammy Boyd, JD, MPH
Positions held- Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Strategic Alliances, Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
Public Health
A. Mark Fendrick, MD
Positions held- Director Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), University of Michigan
Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH
Positions held- Chief Medical Officer , Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Fortunato “Fred” Senatore, MD, PhD, FACC
Positions held- Medical Officer, Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration
Pharma/Biotech
Virginia Sweeter, CMP
Positions held- Director, Alliance Development & Education, National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC)
This initiative is made possible by support from the following:
Sponsors
In-Kind Contributors
