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Recap of HLC’s 2023 Webinars

January 11, 2024

The Healthcare Leadership Council hosted 10 webinars in 2023 on various healthcare topics prioritized by its members. Panelists representing the breadth of the healthcare industry showcased private sector innovation, common … Continued


Here’s How Insurers Can Take a More Strategic Approach to Community Investment

July 20, 2022

This is a guest post by John Lumpkin, M.D., President of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and Vice President, Drivers of Health. Blue Cross and … Continued


Educational Effort to Increase Vaccine Adherence

June 27, 2022

Vaccines are integral to preventing diseases and reducing the chance of illness for individuals. They significantly lower the risk of severe illness and hospitalization, and even death, as well as … Continued


Improving Diversity in Our Clinical Trials for Long-term Health Equity

June 1, 2022

Across the healthcare industry work is taking place to address health disparities. The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) has delved specifically into social determinants of health, broadband access, disparities in care … Continued


Is Mandatory Participation in Medicare Demonstrations Necessary?

May 25, 2022

Recently, Health Affairs Forefront, published a post by Dan L. Crippen, former director of the Congressional Budget Office and currently a Healthcare Leaddership Council consultant, that should be a catalyst … Continued


Americans Deserve the Full Truth About Medicare-For-All and its Ramifications for their Healthcare

May 4, 2022

So much of the nation’s discussion about the Medicare-for-all concept takes place through a political prism.  It’s important, though, to fully understand what such a drastic change to our healthcare … Continued


Prescription E-Labels are Past Due

November 30, 2021

Now decades into the digital age, most tasks can be completed electronically – ordering food, booking appointments, transferring funds, and even signing contracts. In the healthcare world, medical records and … Continued


The Parallel Roads of Representation and Access

October 28, 2021

Guest post by: Dana Dornsife, Founder and CEO, Lazarex Cancer Foundation There are many avenues to addressing health disparities, an essential health policy objective. To determine the most appropriate strategies, … Continued


Lawmakers Have a Drug Pricing Solution Right in Front of Them

October 4, 2021

As Congress continues to deliberate on drug pricing proposals that many would call extreme, even radical – empowering the federal government to set prices instead of having prices negotiated in … Continued


The Problematic Push to Slow Medicare Advantage’s Positive Health Impact

September 23, 2021

In the complex deliberations on Capitol Hill to assemble a social spending package that can pass both houses, one of the prominent proposals being discussed is the expansion of Medicare … Continued