Latest News and Policy Updates from HLC
Stay informed with HLC’s official press releases and media statements on critical healthcare policy issues. From responses to major legislative developments to announcements of new initiatives, these statements reflect HLC’s positions and showcase our voice in national healthcare policy debates.
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HLC Reacts to Latest Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Proposal
The Healthcare Leadership Council released the following statement about the Administration’s latest Most Favored Nation drug pricing proposal:“America continues to lead the world in medical innovation, with over half of new medicines coming to mark…
HLC Members Commit Billions to Strengthen U.S. Healthcare Infrastructure for American Patients
Note: this blog was originally published in May 2025 and has been updated as new announcements were made throughout the year. It was most recently updated November 6, 2025.From drug makers and device manufacturers to care providers, HLC members are …
“Tariffs would critically harm patients” – HLC Highlights Private Sector Actions to Strengthen Healthcare Supply Chain
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), an association of CEOs and C-suite executives from all sectors of healthcare, responded to the Department of Commerce's request for information (RFI) regarding the initiation of a Section 232 National Securit…
Fresh Analysis of CMMI Value-Based Care Models Highlights Positive Impact and Areas for Improvement
A new Avalere Health analysis commissioned by the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) evaluates the performance of 18 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI/Center) payment models revealing opportunities to further improve patient outcome…
HLC Members Featured in Becker’s Great Leaders in Healthcare 2025 List
Through the use of technologies, value-based care approaches, and collaboration with public and private sector partners, HLC members are committed to innovating and championing solutions that improve patient access to lifesaving treatments. As an as…
“Enable the growth of private-sector AI innovation and advancements to improve health” – HLC and Confidentiality Coalition Respond to AI Action Plan RFI Detailing Extensive Healthcare Industry Solutions
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), an association of CEOs and C-suite executives from all sectors of healthcare, responded to the National Science Foundation’s request for information (RFI) on the development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
“Urgent Action Needed” – HLC Letter to Ways & Means Leaders Outlines Importance of Hospital at Home and Telehealth Programs
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) sent a letter thanking leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee for holding a hearing examining post-acute care and urging them to permanently extend vital programs to help seniors. The hearing, entitled …
How Collaborative, Value-based Care Oncology Solutions Can Improve Patient Outcomes
It is hard to find anyone in this country whose life hasn’t been affected by cancer – either directly or when someone they know has been stricken with the disease. The numbers are staggering – more than 2 million new cancer cases projected for 2025 …
New HLC Paper Discusses Public-Private Partnership Solutions To Address Americans’ Chronic Disease, Improve Health
A new policy brief from the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), an association of CEOs and C-suite executives from all sectors of healthcare, discusses public-private partnership innovations and solutions to address non-clinical drivers of health. …
Time to Eliminate the ‘Pill Penalty’ – HLC Letter Urges Passage of the EPIC Act
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), an association of CEOs and C-suite executives from all sectors of healthcare, reiterates strong support to the sponsors reintroducing the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act in the 119th Congress…
HLC Statement on Confirmation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), an association of CEOs and C-suite executives from all sectors of healthcare, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Department of Health and Human Services …
HLC Members Named to Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
This past year, the U.S. healthcare sector experienced increasing and major cyber-attacks, explored artificial intelligence (AI) applications to enhance services, endeavored to increase the adoption of value-based care, and continued achieving break…
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