National Coalition on Health Care

A Burning House...

National health care reform without cost control is like moving furniture into a burning house.

Containing Costs and Avoiding Tax Increases While Improving Quality

Containing Costs and Avoiding Tax Increases While Improving Quality: Affordable Coverage and High Value Care

NCHC's Annual Report

Download the National Coalition on Health Care's 2009 Annual Report

Building a Better Health Care System

A plan for reform based on NCHC's year of study with roughly eighty of America’s large and small businesses, unions, civil rights and advocacy groups, health care providers, associations of religious congregations, pension and health funds, insurers, and groups representing patients and consumers.

A Burning House...

National health care reform without cost control is like moving furniture into a burning house.

Containing Costs and Avoiding Tax Increases While Improving Quality

Containing Costs and Avoiding Tax Increases While Improving Quality: Affordable Coverage and High Value Care

NCHC's Annual Report

Download the National Coalition on Health Care's 2009 Annual Report

Building a Better Health Care System

NCHC's straight forward plan to fix health care.

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Allies In Action

Over the weekend, the Senate commenced its historic debate on health reform legislation. So what are they talking about in what many call the world's greatest deliberative body?

Throughout this year's debate, rather than making reasoned policy arguments, reform opponents have parroted the latest partisan political talking points: death panels, abortion, "You Lie," immigration scaremongering, making any argument that came to mind in an attempt to slow reform's momentum. And in the past few weeks, Republican opponents and skeptical Democrats have parroted the insurance industry's claim that the bill will raise, not lower health care costs.

U.S. PIRG Letter to Majority Leader Reid on Introduced Bill

NCHC and NCHC Action Fund Statement on Historic Progress

The National Coalition on Health Care and NCHC Action Fund applaud the historic progress being made by Congress and the President towards achieving long overdue reform of America’s health system. For the first time in history, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed comprehensive health-reform legislation, and the United States Senate has acted to enable much needed debate to commence on its version of reform. We salute the remarkable political leadership of the President and Congress required getting to this point.

Congressional Budget Office - Revised Cost Estimate for H.R. 3962

The Congressional Budget Office released a revised scoring estimate for H.R. 3962 - the Affordable Health Care for America Act. The revision is based on the CBO's revised estimate regarding the effects of section 2581 of the act, which relates to the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program.

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