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NCL urges Congress to rethink health reform language on biologics

The National Consumers League has sent a letter to Congressional leaders expressing concerns with the current generic biologics language included in the health reform package. Improving access to life-savings medicines must remain the top priority at this historic moment of healthcare reform, and the current biologics language, which would grant an unprecedented 12-year period of monopoly protection to the most expensive medicines, falls short of that goal.

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Groups urge Congress to address adherence in health care reform

With only half of those with chronic conditions adhering to their medications, the health system is spending upwards of $300 billion on unnecessary hospital (re-)admissions, visits to health care practitioners, and costly advanced treatments. Through simple initiatives that promote adherence such as employer- or community-based counseling programs, incentives within the health care system, reminder systems, and broad-based public education, we can potentially save thousands of dollars per patient annually.

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Health care reform: good for consumers and America

Health care reformThe lack of comprehensive health care coverage is America’s albatross – it makes our businesses less competitive and our workers less healthy. We need to put partisan concerns aside and work NOW to ensure that the system is reformed. The cost of doing nothing is unthinkable.

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Stop Child Labor

Our Child Labor Coalition works to end child labor exploitation and protect working minors in the U.S. and abroad.

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NCL's Special Project on Wage Theft is educating workers and employers about the growing problem, which affects blue- and white-collar employees.

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