Newsroom: Archives - 1996-99

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Press Releases and Statements [by date]

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1999

Statement on the Census Bureau's Announcement on the Uninsured (October 1999)

Press Release: Hard to Swallow - Rising Drug Prices for America's Seniors (November 1999)

Statement: Patient Protection Victory Could Be A Hollow One For the American Public (October 1999)

Statement: Passage of Rule in the House Marks Victory for Those Who Want to Kill Patient Protections (October 1999)

Statement: Industry Exploitation of Uninsured To Defeat Patient Protections "Shameful," According to Consumer Watchdog Group (October 1999)

Statement: As House Leadership Tries To Kill Real Patient Protections, Bipartisan Compromise Bill Builds Support (September 1999)

Press Release: Rural Neglect - Medicare HMOs Ignore Rural Communities (September 1999)

Statement: Compromise Norwood-Dingell Bill Would Establish Real Patient Protections (August 1999)

Statement: Families USA Statement on the Outcome of Patient Protection Debate in the Senate (July 1999)

Statement: Where do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Patient Protections? (July 1999)

Statement: Boehner External Review Legislation Even Weaker than Last Year's House Republican Bill (June 1999)

Statement: Barebones Insurance Would Do Little to Help Uninsured Working Families (May 1999)

Press Release: Losing Health Insurance-The Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reform (May 1999)

Statement: Response to HCFA's Release of CHIP Enrollment Figures (April 1999)

Press Release: New Internet Petition Gives Consumers a Vote for REAL Managed Care Patient Protections (April 1999)

Statement: Bad News From the Medicare Commission Could Have Been Worse (March 1999)

Statement: Patient Protection Legislation Coming Out of Senate Conference Will Protect Only One in Three Americans with Employer Based Coverage (March 1999)

Statement: Patients' Bill of Rights Act Offers Comprehensive Managed Care Protections for Consumers: Other Leadership Bills Don't Pass Muster (March 1999)

Statement: Consumer Group Applauds New Emergency Room Patient Protection Legislation (March 1999)

Statement: New Bill Introduced to Implement Patients' Rights Legislation (March 1999)

Press Release: Deep in the Heart of Texas: Uninsured Children in the Lone Star State (February 1999)

Statement: President Outlines Health Care Agenda That Can Make A Difference for Millions of Americans (January 1999)

1998

Statement: HMO Reform Permeates 1998 Campaigns With Virtually All Candidates Supporting Patient Rights, Not Insurance Companies (November 1998)

Statement: Health Coverage: The Cloud in The Economy's Silver Lining (October 1998)

Statement: Managed Care Companies Contend "Costs and Losses" Are Forcing Them To Abandon America's Seniors (October 1998)

Press Release: Premium Pay II with 1997 figures (September 1998)

Press Release: Shortchanged - Billions Withheld From Medicare Beneficiaries: Shortchanged - Billions Withheld From Medicare Beneficiaries (July 1998)

Statement: In Response to President Clinton's July 6th Announcement On Medicare Buy-In (July 1998)

Statement: CBO Confirms Patients' Bill of Rights Cost Pennies (July 1998)

Statement: Senator Nickles' Proposal Does Little To Address Real Consumer Concerns in Managed Care (July 1998)

Statement: Hit & Miss: State Managed Care Laws (July 1998)

Statement: Consumer Group Warns That Patient Protection Legislation Could Suffer Same Fate As Tobacco Bill (June 1998)

Press Release: Premium Pay: Corporate Compensation in America's HMOs (April 1998)

Statement: In Response to the President's Announcement On Patient Protections (February 1998)

1997

Press Release: Unmet Needs: The Large Differences in Health Care Between Uninsured and Insured Children (June 1997)

Press Release: One Out of Three: Kids Without Health Insurance 1995-1996 (March 1997)

1996

Press Release: The Crushing Cost of Medicare Supplemental Policies (October 1996)

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