Health Care

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Healthcare reform 2010

• Letter to Energy and Commerce Committee on State Flexibility Act
  Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, May 23, 2011
• Hill Notes: Health Care Reform
  February 2011
  
• Background: Health Care Reform
  February 2011
• USCCB Health Care Reform Summary and Timeline of Events
  August 26, 2010
  
• Letter to Congress on Eve of Health Care Summit
  Bishop William F. Murphy, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, and Bishop John Wester
  February 24, 2010
  
• Action Alert: Urge Congress to Work on Genuine Health Care Reform
  January 27, 2010
• Letter to Congress to Continue for Genuine Health Care Reform
  Bishop William F. Murphy, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, and Bishop John Wester
  January 26, 2010
• UPDATED Nationwide Bulletin Insert  (en Español)
  January 8, 2010
• UPDATED Pulpit Announcement and Prayer Petition  (en Español)
  January 8, 2010
  
• Action Alert: Support the Menendez Amendment for Fairness to Legal Immigrants!
  December 14, 2009
• Action Alert - Support the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment to Stop Abortion Funding in Health Care Reform
  December 7, 2009
• Joint Letter on Health Care to US Senate
  Bishop William F. Murphy, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, and Bishop John Wester
  December 7, 2009
• Joint Letter on Health Care to US Senate
  Bishop William F. Murphy, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, and Bishop John Wester
  November 20, 2009   (En Español)
• Fact Sheet: What does the Stupak Amendment really do?
  November 12, 2009
• Letter to the U.S. Congress on Healthcare
  from the Domestic Social Development, Pro-Life
  Activities, and Migration committee chairmen:
  Bishop Murphy, Archbishop Rigali, Bishop Wester
  October 8, 2009
  
• Letter to the U.S. Senate on Healthcare
  from the chairmen of the committees on
  Domestic Social Development, Pro-Life
  Activities, and Migration:
  Bishop Murphy, Archbishop Rigali, Bishop Wester
  September 30, 2009
• Letter to House on Health Care Reform (HR 3200)
  Cardinal Justin Rigali, August 11, 2009
• Issues Related to Coverage of Low Income in Health Care Reform
  August 2009
• Legal Immigrants in Health Care Reform
  August 2009
• Action Alert: Support Health Care Reform That Respects Life
  July 27, 2009
• Action Alert: Help Reform Health Care, Protect Human Life and Dignity
  July 17, 2009
• Letter to Congress to Help Reform Health Care, Protect Human Life and Dignity
  Bishop William Murphy, July 17, 2009
• Background on Help Reform Health Care, Protect Human Life and Dignity
  July 17, 2009
• Action Alert - Celebrate Independence Day and Help Reform Health Care
  July 2, 2009
• Action Alert - Help Reform Health Care
  June 2, 2009
• USCCB Health Care Statement to Congress
  Bishop William F. Murphy, May 20, 2009
• Backgrounder on Pregnant Women Support Act
  updated with new bill numbers for 111th Congress
  May 2009
• Letter to US Congress on 2009 Budget
  Bishop William F. Murphy and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard
  March 26, 2009
• Action Alert - Urge Continued Conscience Protection in Health Care
  March 24, 2009
• Cover the Uninsured Week
  March 22-28, 2009
• Letter to House on SCHIP
  Bishop William F. Murphy, January 14, 2009
• Letter to Senate on SCHIP
  Bishop William F. Murphy, January 14, 2009
• Action Alert - Call your Senator Urge Support and Improvements to Children's Health Bill (SCHIP)
  January 13, 2009
• Joint Letter Supporting Community Choice Act
  Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio et al, June 5, 2007
• Action Alert - National Call-In Day for Children's Health Care, Wednesday, March 21st
• Letter to Senate Budget Committee on SCHIP, Medicaid, Medicare
  Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D; Rev. Larry Snyder; Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, March 15, 2007
• Letter in Support of the Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act of 2005 (MiCASSA), S. 401/H.R. 910
  September 13, 2006
• Comments on Recommendations of the Citizen's Health Care Working Group
  Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D., August 23, 2006
• Cover the Uninsured Week
  May 1-7, 2006
• Background on Paid Sick Leave
  April 2006
• Background on Medicaid
  April 2006
• Background on Health Care for the Uninsured
  April 2006
• Action Alert on Citizens Health Care Working Group
  April 2006
• Background on Health Care for the Uninsured
  February 2006
• Joint USCCB/CCUSA/CHA Letters to Senators Grassley and Baucus on Medical Treatment for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
  September 27, 2005
• Health Care for the Uninsured
  June 2005
• Health Care for All!
  Campaign Brochure
• Medicaid
  February 2005
• Health Care for the Uninsured
  February 2005
• Paid Sick Leave
  February 2005
• Cover the Uninsured Week
  May 10-16, 2004
• Letter to Congressman Ralph Regula from Cardinal McCarrick
  April 27, 2004
  
• Letter to Senator Arlen Specter from Cardinal McCarrick
  April 27, 2004
  
• Urgent Action Alert: Oppose Medicaid Cuts
  March 10, 2004
• Health Care for the Uninsured
  February 2004
  
• Letter to EPA on Testing of Pesticides on Humans
  September 10, 2003
  
• A Joint Letter from USCCB and CHA to Senator Collins on Mercury Reduction Act of 2003
  May 15, 2003
  
• Cover the Uninsured Week
  March 10-16, 2003
  
• Children's Health and the Environment Initiative
  
• Protect the Health of Families and Communities Across America
  
• Health Care for the Uninsured
  February 2003
• Health Care for the Uninsured
  February 2002
• Comprehensive Health Care
  June 18, 1993
• Health and Health Care
  November 19, 1981