Current News

• Catholic Health Association Continues to Support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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• The 2010 Catholic Health Assembly was held in Denver, June 13-15.

  The assembly was attended by more than 800 leaders of Catholic health from around the country. News releases related to the Assembly are posted as well as hi-resolution photos from some of the events and awards presentations that can be downloaded and used by the media (with appropriate photo credits as noted). Multimedia background about program, speakers, and events can be found starting here. Also, watch the health reform video shown at the Catholic Health Assembly featuring comments to CHA from President Obama. Read more.

• Catholic Health Association statement on President Obama's recent Hospital Visitation Rights Memorandum.

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• As background on the Catholic Health Association's position regarding the enactment of health care reform, CHA's President, Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, offers her observations in a column in the April 15 issue of Catholic Health World. Read Sr. Carol's remarks, "Now that reform has passed." For additional information regarding CHA's analysis of the reform law and abortion funding, read "Pro-life issues and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."

• Bishops Encourage Vigilance that Health Care Legislation Protects Conscience, does not Fund Abortion

  The U.S. bishops called on Congress and people in the Catholic community to make sure promises are kept that new health care legislation will not expand abortions in the United States. Read More.

• Catholic Health Association Congratulates Nation's Leaders for Enacting Historic Health Reform

  The following statement is being released by Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive office of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA):

  The Catholic Health Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives and President Obama for enacting health care reform legislation that will bring security and health to millions of American families. Read the statement from Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive of the Catholic Health Associaton of the United States.

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