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June 24, 2015

In Earlier Letter to Congress, HLC, Other Groups Said IPAB Would Be “Devastating to Patients” WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted by a wide margin, 244-154, to eliminate the Independent … Continued

June 17, 2015

Wide U.S. House Vote Margin Sends Clear Signal that Bipartisan Majority Sees Tax as Counterproductive, Harmful to Patients, Medical Innovation WASHINGTON — Following a two-to-one approval margin in the U.S. … Continued

June 2, 2015

WASHINGTON – The Healthcare Leadership Council, an alliance of leading companies and organizations from multiple health sectors, today strongly praised the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) following the … Continued

May 15, 2015

Letter to Capitol Hill Says IPAB, Once Implemented, “Would Be Devastating to Patients” and Will Shift Costs to Consumers, Employers WASHINGTON – Over 500 national and state-based organizations, representing virtually … Continued

May 14, 2015

Experts from multiple health industry sectors spoke on new innovations in diabetes care and therapies at a Capitol Hill briefing on Monday, May 18.  HLC President Mary R. Grealy drew … Continued

May 13, 2015

WASHINGTON – In a statement provided today to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) – a coalition of chief executives from companies and organizations in … Continued

April 30, 2015

WASHINGTON – The Healthcare Leadership Committee released the following statement today in conjunction with the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee hearing on “21st Century Cures.” The Healthcare Leadership Council … Continued

April 21, 2015

On Monday, April 20, the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) hosted a briefing highlighting the ongoing strides in making precision medicine a reality in everyday healthcare.  Dr. Marc Grodman, CEO of … Continued

April 17, 2015

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. headlined a Healthcare Leadership Council-sponsored forum on Capitol Hill, telling a large audience that the nation’s battle against obesity begins with community involvement and … Continued

April 16, 2015

The potential of precision medicine – the use of genetic data to speed the development of disease cures and individualized patient treatments – to transform American healthcare will be the … Continued