OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER

Health Care Reform

Reforming Health Care is a Necessary Step in Rebuilding Our Economy

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Information from the White House 

President Obama’s Health Care Reform Web Site 

President Obama Announces Series of Regional White House Forums To Be Held Across Country (3/6/09)

Remarks by the President at the Opening of the White House Forum on Health Reform (3/5/09)

President Obama’s Principles for Health Care Reform (Budget Outline, 2/26/09)

White House Forum on Health Reform Report (3/30/09)

Share Your Story and Ideas About Why We Need Health Reform This Year 

Statements from Leadership & Committees

Hoyer, Health Care Chairs Report Continued Progress and Coordination on Reform Efforts (4/22/09)

Hoyer Statement on Cover the Uninsured Week (3/23/09)

House Committee Chairs Waxman, Rangel, Miller Pledge to Move Health Reform Forward (3/11/09)

Hoyer: The Time is Now for Comprehensive Health Care Reform (3/5/09)

Education and Labor: Chairman Miller: Obama Leading Way to Real Health Care Reform (3/5/09)

Blue Dogs Launch Health Care Task Force (3/5/09)

Hoyer Speaks on Need for Health Care Reform at Families USA Conference (1/29/09)

Reports & Fact Sheets

Hard Times in the Heartland: Health Care in Rural America (DHHS Report, May 2009)

The Health Care Congress: Working to Improve Quality, Access, and Affordability for All Americans (Office of the Majority Leader, 5/1/09)

The Costs of Inaction: the Urgent Need for Health Reform (DHHS Report, March 2009)

Helping the Bottom Line: Health Reform and Small Business (DHHS Report, April 2009)

Support Is Strong for Comprehensive Health Care Reform (Office of the Majority Leader, 4/24/09)

Ways & Means Committee: Dear Colleague on Reforming the Health Care Delivery System (4/3/09)

Competitive Health Care: A Public Health Insurance Plan that Delivers (Center for American Progress Action Fund, 3/09)

The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why the Cost of Failing to Fix Our Health System is Greater than the Cost of Reform (New America Foundation, 9/13/08)

New Direction Congress Recognizes Upcoming National Public Health Week by Passing Key Public Health Bills (Office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 4/1/09)

America Can’t Afford to Wait On Health Care Reform (Office of the Majority Leader, 3/5/09)

One-Third of Americans Lacked Health Insurance at Some Point during 2007-2008 (Committee on Ways and Means, 3/4/09)

Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured (Familes USA, March 2009)

Charts on health care costs (Alliance for Health Reform, 9/24/08)

Multinational Comparisons of Health Systems Data, 2008 (The Commonwealth Fund)

Articles, Editorials and Op-eds

Special Section - Health Care: Obama’s Grand Gamble (Politico, 5/4/09)

The Hill Special Report on Healthcare (The Hill, 4/24/09)

Adversaries Team Up on Health Care (Politico, 4/20/09)

Washington Times Special Report: Healthcare in the 111th Congress (3/25/09)

Hoyer: Healthcare Reform Can't Wait (Washington Times, 3/25/09)

Dingell: The Cost of Inaction on Health Care is Too High - Especially Now! (Washington Times, 3/25/09)

Insurers Ease Stance on Pre-Existing Conditions (New York Times, 3/25/09)

A Health Plan for All and the Concerns It Raises (New York Times, 3/25/09)

Workers Feel the Brunt of Health Insurance Woes (AP, 3/24/09)

This May be the Year for Meaningful Health-Care Reform (Salt Lake Tribune, 3/20/09)

Ex-Foes of Health-Care Reform Emerge as Supporters (Washington Post, 3/6/09)

Editorial: Fighting fit (The Hill, 3/6/09)

Obama: Every voice must be heard on health reform (AP, 3/5/09)

In Health Plan, Industry Sees Good Business (Washington Post, 3/5/09)

360-degree health care forum has rousing start (USA Today, 3/5/09)