2009 Press Releases

• LEADERS AT EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS OVERCOME HIGH HURDLES TO CREATE A SUPERIOR "CULTURE OF SAFETY"

• National Business Group on Health Elects Sally Welborn, Walmart Executive, to Board of Directors

• Despite Recession, Employers Enhancing Programs that Boost Worker Health and Productivity, Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health Survey Finds

• National Business Group on Health Unveils Employer Toolkit For Childhood Obesity

• Wayne Burton, MD, is First Recipient of New Global Leadership in Corporate Health Award

• National Business Group on Health Appoints Pamela Kimmet as Board Chair

• National Business Group on Health Recognizes 63 Large Employers As '2009 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles' Award Winners

• National Business Group on Health Applauds White House Emphasis on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Reform

• WorldatWork Honors Helen Darling, NBGH President, with Prestigious Keystone Award

• NBGH Survey Finds Recession Driving Many American Workers To Make Lifestyle Changes to Help Control Health Care Costs

• With New Study Finding Obesity Key Driver of Rising Health Care Costs, NBGH Urges Congress to Act Now on Common-Sense Tax Code Changes

• National Business Group on Health Encouraged that Senate Finance Committee Reform Options Focus on Improving Delivery of Health Care

• National Business Group on Health Releases Issue Brief on Health Disparities

• NBGH: Senate, House Leaders Shine Bipartisan Spotlight On Need to Change Tax Treatment of Employee Wellness Programs

• NBGH: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Study is Fresh Reminder Cost of Health Care Taking Heavy Toll on American Workers, Businesses

• National Business Group on Health Honors Outstanding Leaders for Excellence and Innovation in Value Purchasing

• COMPANIES REMAIN CONFIDENT IN FUTURE OF HEALTH BENEFITS, NATIONAL BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH/WATSON WYATT SURVEY FINDS

• National Business Group on Health Unveils An Employer's Guide to Employee Assistance Programs

• National Business Group on Health: Governor Sebelius 'Excellent Choice' for HHS Secretary

• National Business Group on Health Statement On Health Provisions in Administration's Budget Proposal

• HEALTH CARE BENEFIT COST INCREASES TO REMAIN AT 6 PERCENT IN 2009

• National Business Group on Health: Comparative Effectiveness Research Vital to Modernizing Health Care

• NBGH: Full Transparency for Out-of-Network Care Will Empower Consumers & Employers to Make Smart Health Care Decisions

• Large Employers Decry Circuit Court Ruling Blocking Public Disclosure of Medicare Physician Quality Data

• National Business Group on Health Appoints Dr. Cynthia Reeves Tuttle As Vice President of Center for Prevention and Health Services

• National Business Group on Health Welcomes US House Action To Expand Use of Health IT, Comparative Effectiveness Research

• NBGH: Expanding Privacy of Health Information Beyond HIPAA Standard Would Harm Patients, Undermine Medical Research, & Imperil Health Reform

• NBGH: CMS Health Spending Data Show A Little Improvement, But Urgency for More Effective, Efficient Health Care Delivery Remains