HLC News & Information Newsletter Archives

Health Care News & Information

December 7, 2007
Runaway Medical Liability Lawsuits Chasing Away Doctors in Florida, Hawaii

November 30, 2007
Public Sees Benefits of E-Health

November 16, 2007
Expert Digs Beneath Health Care Statistics

November 9, 2007
HLC Urges National Privacy Standard

November 2, 2007
Market Competition Proves Government Rx Dictates Unneeded

October 26, 2007
Study: Savings Under “Single-Payer” a Mirage

October 19, 2007
Medical Liability Crisis Continues; Kentucky Patients Suffer on Access

October 12, 2007
American Health Care Yields Greater Cancer Survival Rates

October 5, 2007
Medicare Rx Program to Continue Strong Performance in 2008

September 21, 2007
Children’s Health Bill Should Help Low-Income Afford Private Coverage

September 14, 2007
Health Care Costs Tempered in 2007

September 14, 2007
SCHIP Legislation Should Include Provisions to Help Low-Income Americans Afford Private Coverage, Health Leaders Says

September 7, 2007
Census Uninsured Numbers Show Need for Better Use of Existing Options

August 28, 2007
New Census Bureau Report on Uninsured Heightens
Need for Action on Accessible Health Coverage
Evidence Shows Uninsured Numbers Could Be Reduced
Through Better Outreach, Use of Existing Programs

August 17, 2007
Medicare Rx Premiums to Stay Below Projected Levels

August 10, 2007
More Australians Opting for Private Over State-Run Health Care

July 27, 2007
Wisconsin Health Reform Experiment Receives Heavy Criticism

July 13, 2007
Honest Comparisons Show American Health Care Better Than Socialized Systems

June 29, 2007
Rx by Computer Shown to Cut Errors

June 22, 2007
SCHIP Could Leverage Public-Private Dollars

June 15, 2007
Health Care Regional Disparities Persist, Study Findsl

June 8, 2007
Health Innovators Show New Treatments, Technologies on Capitol Hill

June 1, 2007
Health IT Bill Introduced

May 11, 2007
Medicare Trustees See Financial Challenges

May 4, 2007
Congress Should Avoid Opening Dangerous Door of Rx Importation

April 27, 2007
National Campaign Addresses Uninsured

April 20, 2007
Doctors’ Group Joins HIT Effort

April 19, 2007
Events Help Business Owners and Others Indentify Health Coverage Options During Cover The Uninsured Week - Hundreds of Events Planned by ‘Health Access America’ to Enroll Uninsured Kids in Available Coverage Programs

April 13, 2007
Congress Should Reject “Direct Government Price Negotiation” Under Medicare

March 23, 2007
Medical Liability Crisis Continues to Put Providers, Patients at Risk

March 16, 2007
Evidence on Government-Run Health Systems Mounts

March 9, 2007
Indiana Latest State to Take on Health Coverage

March 2, 2007
With Medication More Prevalent, HIT Can Aid Patient Safety

February 23, 2007
Fake Drugs a Growing Threat

February 9, 2007
Market-Based Health System Leading to Fewer Cancer Deaths

February 2, 2007
Medicare Rx Smoothly Enters Year Two

January 26, 2007
President Puts Health Coverage on Table

January 19, 2007
Broad-Based Group Unveils Consensus Uninsured Proposal

January 12, 2007
House Votes to Severely Alter Popular Medicare Rx Program

January 12, 2007-Press Release
Statement by Mary R. Grealy, President, Healthcare Leadership Council on House Passage of H.R. 4

January 5, 2007
Technology Could Help With Health Care Workforce

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