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March 3, 2021

The Healthcare Leadership Council is pleased to be an Obesity Care Week (OCW2021) Champion and support this important awareness week. OCW2021 has a global vision for a society that understands, … Continued

February 25, 2021

It has always been important to improve access to treatment for mental health and substance use disorders.  Now it’s imperative. Even before the arrival of COVID-19, national numbers raised serious … Continued

February 4, 2021

Politically, the notion of “Medicare for All” is a non-starter. Americans have consistently resisted the idea of a major government health coverage expansion that would take away the private plans … Continued

November 30, 2020

As COVID-19 has maintained its grip on the United States, there has been an increasing focus on learning from emergency response successes and mistakes in order to prepare the nation’s … Continued

October 7, 2020

There is universal agreement in our country that lifesaving and life-strengthening treatments and therapies should be widely accessible and affordable. The question is how to achieve this objective in a … Continued

October 9, 2019

We applaud the Department of Health and Human Services for launching regulatory action aimed at advancing value-based care and enabling greater care coordination to benefit patients.  While we will be … Continued

November 26, 2018

There is still more speculation than certainty as to what will happen in the congressional lame duck session in the final weeks of 2018, but there is one easy step … Continued

August 10, 2018

It’s campaign season, so that means we’re seeing an escalation in the number of politicians who insist that the federal government must involve itself in “negotiating” prices for the Medicare Part … Continued

August 8, 2018

There is legislation – the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act – moving through the U.S. Senate right now that is essential in reauthorizing critical programs improving our public health … Continued

July 25, 2018

In the 15 years since its inception, the increase in popularity of Medicare Advantage (MA) – health coverage provided by private plans in contrast to traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare – … Continued