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Coalition Commends Senators Baucus, Grassley for Including Prevention, Wellness of Chronic Disease in Recent Paper on Coverage Policy Options

Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, June 10th, 2009

The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) commends Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Ranking Member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) for prioritizing prevention and management of chronic diseases and their risk factors in their most recent white paper, "Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans."

The Partnership noted however, in comments submitted Friday on behalf of 300 national and state partners, that coverage for every American, while a critical ingredient to reform, by itself will not address the serious burden of chronic disease and obesity. Better care coordination, as well as...

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