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New Report on Public-Private Collaboration in Vaccine Distribution Provides Important Guidance in Combating COVID-19 Pandemic

April 12, 2021

Healthcare Leadership Council Praises Work of Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and the COVID Collaborative WASHINGTON – As federal and state policymakers continue to strive toward higher levels of COVID-19 … Continued

Senate Vote to Extend Moratorium on Medicare Sequester is Right and Necessary Step to Protect Healthcare Access, Quality

March 26, 2021

Healthcare Leadership Council President: Significant Medicare Cuts Would Be Disastrous While COVID-19 Pressures Persist WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate vote yesterday to maintain a moratorium for the remainder of 2021 … Continued

American Rescue Plan Contains Critical Elements to Address Current, Future Public Health Crises, Health Leaders Say

March 12, 2021

Several Provisions in COVID-19 Relief Bill Were Included in Disaster Preparedness, Response Recommendations Developed by 100 Health, Employer, Patient Organizations WASHINGTON – The president of the Healthcare Leadership Council today … Continued

HLC Applauds Biden Administration Success in Health Insurance Enrollment, Additional Funding for Navigator Programs

March 5, 2021

Congress Can Aid the Pandemic-Related Uninsured by Providing Subsidies for COBRA Coverage WASHINGTON – The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) today applauded the continued efforts of the Biden Administration to assist … Continued

Statement by HLC President Mary R. Grealy on the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization Decision for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

February 27, 2021

With the FDA’s decision to grant an Emergency Use Authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, our nation is another step closer to regaining health, safety, and … Continued

Next Congressional COVID Relief Package Must Include Essential Healthcare Access Measures, Industry Leaders Say

February 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – As leaders in both houses of Congress assemble the next COVID-19 relief package, it should include provisions to address health access issues that have persisted during the pandemic, … Continued

Efforts in U.S. Senate to Tie U.S. Drug Prices to Foreign Government Price Controls Would Be Harmful to Patients, HLC President Says

February 18, 2021

WASHINGTON – The president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of leaders from all sectors of American healthcare, is criticizing an effort in the U.S. Senate to link pharmaceutical … Continued

HLC Endorses Becerra in Letter to Senate Panels

February 18, 2021

Mary Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, submitted a letter to the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and a letter to the … Continued

MemorialCare President and CEO is New Chairman of Healthcare Leadership Council

February 18, 2021

WASHINGTON – Barry Arbuckle, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of MemorialCare, a leading non-profit integrated health system in southern California, has been named chairman of the Healthcare Leadership Council, … Continued

100 Leading Healthcare Organizations Release Disaster Preparedness Recommendations

February 4, 2021

Recommendations result from summit of private-sector, nonprofit, and government organizations convened by the Healthcare Leadership Council Washington, D.C.—Experts from across healthcare have identified specific policy and regulatory recommendations to improve … Continued