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NPAF Identified Pre-Existing Medical Conditions as a Significant Contributor to Individuals' Inability to Obtain Insurance and Has Worked To Eliminate Discrimination Since 2006 WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) -- a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of improved patient access to health care through public policy reform at the state and federal levels -- today praised Congressional...

Major Victory for Working People After More Than a Century of Fighting for Reform HARRISBURG, Pa., March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President William George today hailed the passage of Health Care Reform as an historic victory for Pennsylvania's working men and women ranking alongside other historic achievements including passage of Social Security and Medicare. "This is an achievement that ranks among the highest in our national experience. Generations of working...

WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the passage of health insurance reform legislation in the House of Representatives, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO ) "Today, President Obama and Congressional Democrats accomplished something that has eluded Presidents, Congress and the American people for decades. After a year of hard work, we have passed health...

WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement is being released by Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive office of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA): The Catholic Health Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives and President Obama for enacting health care reform legislation that will bring security and health to millions of American families. The reform law will save and improve lives across our country. It...

WASHINGTON, .March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health care reform is on its way and here to stay - but the work toward building a health care system that serves the people instead of the special interests has just begun, USAction said Sunday. USAction Executive Director Jeff Blum praised the House for what he called a "courageous, history-making vote that will make Americans stronger and more secure." "This is a small step for today and a giant step for tomorrow," Blum said. "But make no...

Following President Obama's call on Congress to pass health insurance reform, Governor Kaine outlines importance of reform for the Latino community, asking Hispanics to take part in the final march to health reform http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5iSzcPi0eU WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following President Obama's call on Congress last week to act now to pass health insurance reform, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine issued this Spanish-language video calling on Latinos to take part...

'Final March For Reform' Begins Today, Says Chairman Kaine WASHINGTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine today echoed the President's call for Congress to take swift action to finish the job and deliver hard-working Americans the health insurance reforms they so desperately need. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO) "Today, the President outlined the way forward on health insurance reform and called on...

DALLAS, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama's call during the State of the Union address for a better approach to health care reform is answered today with the release of a new publication from the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) entitled, "Health Care Reform: What Now?" IPI Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy and author of the report Peter Ferrara outlines an effective health care reform plan to decrease premiums, cover the uninsured, reduce the deficit, bolster...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown on President Obama's State of the Union Address: President Obama's appeal to members of Congress to not walk away from health care reform and the millions of Americans who are counting on it provides hope to the many heart disease and stroke patients who are struggling to get the care they need or are one step away from medical bankruptcy. We, too, call on Congress to act...

In his weekly radio address on Saturday, U.S. President Barack Obama promised that Americans will begin seeing the benefits of healthcare reform as early as this year.  The somewhat premature promise comes as Congress is still attempting to iron out a final version of its much debated overhaul of the country's health system.Though the President acknowledged that it would likely be several years before all of the bill's reforms begin to take effect in full, he reassured the public that many...