Bipartisan Partnership Applauds Senator Clinton for Addressing Chronic Disease
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2007) - The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease applauds Senator Clinton for recognizing the need to address the single biggest cause of death, disability, and health spending in the U.S. -- chronic disease. The plan that Senator Clinton published this morning focuses on the need for greater prevention and identifies mismanaged chronic disease as a significant cost driver in the current health care system.
Chronic diseases are responsible for seven out of 10 deaths and 75 percent of every health care dollar spent in the U.S. These are conditions that, with proper early intervention, diet and exercise, could be prevented, delayed, or minimized. More than 130 million Americans today have a chronic disease.
We look forward to hearing how the other presidential candidates will tackle the growing epidemic of chronic disease. We are hopeful that they, too, will make it a cornerstone of their health care agenda.
About the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) is a national coalition of patients, providers, community organizations, business and labor groups, and health policy experts committed to raising awareness of the number one cause of death, disability, and rising health care costs in the U.S.: chronic disease.
The PFCD's mission is to:
- Challenge policymakers - in particular, the 2008 presidential candidates - to make the issue of chronic disease a top priority and articulate how they will address the issue through their health care proposals
- Educate the public about chronic disease and potential solutions for individuals, communities, and the nation
- Mobilize Americans to call for change in how policymakers, governments, employers, health institutions, and other entities approach chronic disease
Leaders in the effort represent more than 50 leading organizations from across health care, business and labor including Aetna, American Academy of Family Physicians, Alliance for Aging Research, American Academy of Physician Assistants, American College of Nurse Practitioners, American College of Preventive Medicine, American Hospital Association, American Pharmacists Association Foundation, Disease Management Association of America, Kerr Drug, Integrated Benefits Institute, International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, NAACP, Milken Institute, National Association of Manufacturers, National Medical Association, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Service Employees International Union, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and YMCA of the USA, among others.
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