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High-Rated Hospitals Ahead With HIT
A recent study has found that leading American hospitals have made greater progress implementing health information technology. More Details »
Wellness Experts Brief Capitol Hill
The Healthcare Leadership Council and Congressional Wellness Caucus co-sponsored a briefing for congressional offices on the innovative actions American hospitals are taking to advance wellness and prevent chronic disease.
Speakers included, clockwise from upper left, Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic, Baylor Health Care System President and CEO Joel Allison, Dr. Donald Hensrud, chair of the Mayo Clinic’s division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, and Healthcare Leadership Council President Mary R. Grealy, pictured with the three hospital executives. A transcript of the briefing can be found here.
April 16 National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 16 National Healthcare Decisions Day an Optimal Time for Patients, Families, Health Providers to Discuss Advanced Illness Care, Decisionmaking
WASHINGTON – Next Monday, April 16, is National Healthcare Decisions Day. As the nation’s healthcare providers engage in a dialogue on how best to meet the needs of patients with advanced illness and their loved ones, Healthcare Leadership Council president Mary R. Grealy said the day is an ideal time for families to focus on important life and healthcare decisions. More Details »
After House Passage, Healthcare Leadership Council Calls On U.S. Senate to Act on IPAB Repeal
HLC President Says There Should Be Bipartisan Consensus on Protecting Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
(HLC President Mary R. Grealy will be available for comment regarding the House IPAB vote. To arrange an interview, contact Kelly Fernandez at 202-452-8700 or kfernandez@hlc.org.)
WASHINGTON – Following today’s House passage of legislation that would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board – the 15-member board of political appointees that would have unprecedented power to affect Medicare spending – the Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of the nation’s leading healthcare companies and organizations, called on the U.S. Senate to act on the issue.
Report: 5% of Patients Responsible for Half of Health Costs
Half of U.S. health spending goes toward the care of just 5 percent of patients, a government report says.
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality finds that U.S. healthcare costs are concentrated on a small slice of patients. USA Today recently ran a story on these findings. More Details »
Medicare Advantage Continues To Benefit Seniors — for Now
The part of Medicare that provides seniors consumer choice and competition keeps showing real gains for Medicare beneficiaries.
- Federal authorities have reported that the Medicare Advantage program has furthered its success in the past year. More Details »
Healthy Habits and Health Coverage Go Hand in Hand
Insured Americans are also healthier Americans, a new poll finds.
- The Gallup polling company’s Healthy Behaviors Index – a component of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index — shows that those with health coverage have healthier habits than do those without insurance. More Details »
400 Patient, Healthcare Organizations Throughout Country Now Signing Letter to Congress Urging IPAB Repeal
WASHINGTON – The growing number of patient, healthcare, employer, veterans and disability-related organizations urging Congress to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) has now reached 400, the president of the Healthcare Leadership Council said today.
Broader Screening Guidelines for Diabetes Urged by Diabetes Advocacy Groups
Supported by Health Affairs Report: “The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Should Consider a Broader Evidence Base in Updating Its Diabetes Screening Guidelines”
(The Healthcare Leadership Council is a member of the Diabetes Advocacy Alliance.)
Insurer Tax Will Hit Medicaid Health Plans
The health reform law’s new tax leveled at health insurers, starting in 2014, also will apply to Medicaid.
- The Affordable Care Act imposes several new taxes on healthcare industry sectors.
- These tax increases are supposed to help cover the additional costs of the massive law. That includes covering the uninsured. More Details »
Analysts Show U.S. Life Expectancy Rates Better Than Detractors Suggest
The life expectancy of Americans is actually better than that of other countries.
HLC: Greatest Disappointment is that “Super Committee” Didn’t Act to Strengthen Medicare
WASHINGTON – The following statement was issued by Mary R. Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council following today’s announcement by the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: More Details »
Senators Call for Repeal of Health Law’s New Taxes
Rolling back the heavy tax increases in the health reform law would help spur economic growth and job creation, two influential U.S. Senators said recently. More Details »
Incentives for Wellness, Prevention on the Rise
More employers and health insurers are offering programs promoting healthy living. And those programs are making a difference. More Details »
Lawsuit Fears Increase ER Visits
Emergency room visits rose in 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported.
New Report: Medical Device Tax Will Kill Jobs
The healthcare overhaul law’s new tax on medical device companies will cost thousands of jobs. The tax will cripple this innovative sector. More Details »