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WebBy NAM News Room March 19, 2024 12:00am. Manufacturers are committed to providing employer-sponsored health insurance to their workers, the NAM told Congress late last week—and that’s why any changes made to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 should facilitate rather than hamper those offerings.

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National Association of Manufacturers Launches NAM Health Care …

WebANN ARBOR, MICH. – The National Association of Manufacturers announced today that it will offer an association health plan to its members, extending affordable health care to small and medium-sized manufacturing companies and member associations in approved states. In states where the association health plan is not available, the NAM …

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NAM Outlines Health Care Priorities

WebIn a message to members of the Congressional Health Care Task Force, NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons urged Congress to pursue several health care priorities for manufacturers.. The big picture: Timmons laid out three core principles that guide NAM health care advocacy and engagement. First, the NAM believes that free …

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Advancing Resilience in the U.S. Health Care Supply Chain …

WebWhat Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Reveal About Health Care Supply Chain Resilience? Rethinking inventory management: Resilience sometimes required slack in inventory so that manufacturers could respond more rapidly to changes in demand. However, the industry moved toward lean manufacturing

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New Study: U.S. Health Care Supply Chain Resilience Demands …

WebWashington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers released a new study outlining steps to improve health care supply chain resilience to allow manufacturers in the United States to better prepare for and adapt to the next disruption. The study analyzes lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, during which …

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Previewing the State of the Union

WebIn a significant change that protects manufacturers’ intellectual property rights, an updated draft of the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement no longer includes IP language that would have pressured or compelled manufacturers to turn their innovations over to foreign countries, including competitors such as China, POLITICO …

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MANUFACTURERS ON THE FRONT LINES OF COMMUNITIES

Web5 Manufacturers on the Front Lines of Communities namorg Manufacturers and Health Care Employers cite many reasons for providing insurance benefits (Figure 3). Survey participants said they offer health insurance to attract and retain employees so that their company’s benefits are competitive (93.9%),

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Preparing the Supply Chain for Future Pandemics

WebManufacturers can take specific steps to improve the resilience of the health care supply chain, the NAM’s latest health care study found. What’s going on: The study—conducted by the Manufacturing Policy Initiative at Indiana University—analyzes data from the COVID-19 pandemic, when manufacturers in the U.S. had to produce large …

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New NAM Report Highlights the Impact and Importance of …

WebWashington, D.C. – After the publication today of the National Association of Manufacturers’ latest report, “Ensuring a Healthy Future: The Impact and Importance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing,” NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement: “Pharmaceutical manufacturers are essential to America’s health …

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News & Insights

WebBy NAM News Room May 1, 2024 12:00am. The number of U.S. job openings in manufacturing decreased in March, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, the number of job openings in the larger economy remained about the same, at approximately 8.5 million.

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Report: U.S. Leads in Pharma Innovation, Thanks to Effective Policies

WebThe new report from the ITI Foundation offers strategies to maintain U.S. strength, spur greater innovation and increase domestic production. U.S. policies spur success: “America still leads in innovation and drug development, in large part due to effective life-science policies, including significant federal investment in life-sciences …

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NAM Launches Six-Figure Campaign Calling on Health Care …

WebWashington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers has launched a six-figure television and digital advertising campaign calling for reforms to ensure pharmacy benefit managers pass on prescription drug discounts directly to workers and employers. The campaign spotlights how these insurer-owned middlemen are …

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NAM: Make Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Easier

WebManufacturers are committed to providing employer-sponsored health insurance to their workers, the NAM told Congress late last week—and that’s why any changes made to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 should facilitate rather than hamper those offerings.. What’s going on: “ERISA underpins manufacturers’ …

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NAM Study: Employer-Provided Health Plan Costs Are Rising

WebProviding health care benefits to workers is becoming increasingly expensive for manufacturers, but Congress can take measures to help offset these costs, according to a new NAM study. What’s going on: The NAM released “Manufacturers on the Front Lines of Communities: A Deep Commitment to Health Care” yesterday. The report includes the …

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Lilly Invests in the Health of Marginalized Communities

WebEli Lilly is working with a new venture capital firm to help underrepresented communities receive better health care. The project: Lilly has invested $30 million in a partnership with Unseen Capital Health Fund LP, a newly formed venture fund built by racially diverse business leaders that is intended to identify and support early-stage …

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Press Releases Archives

WebWashington, D.C. – Following the House Ways and Means Committee’s unanimous approval of legislation to reform pharmacy benefit managers—middlemen who unfairly increase the prices that patients pay at the pharmacy counter by controlling negotiations between insurers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers—in Medicare markets, National …

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Drug Price Controls Threaten Innovation and Patient Health

WebDrug Price Controls Threaten Innovation and Patient Health. By NAM News Room September 18, 2019 1:28pm. The United States has a long history of medical and pharmaceutical innovation and leads the world in the development of new treatments and cures. Yet, some policymakers have suggested imposing top-down regulations such as …

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine U.S. Distribution Fact Sheet

WebPfizer is a proven, reliable multinational vaccine producer, supplying vaccines to more than. 165 countries. Pfizer manufactures more than 200 million doses of Pfizer vaccines annually and is one of the largest sterile injectables suppliers in the world, producing more than 1 billion sterile units per year. Our track record gives us confidence

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ENSURING A HEALTHY FUTURE

Web1 nam.org FOREWORD Pharmaceutical manufacturers are essential to America’s health and well-being and to the success of our economy. They have helped lead

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