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NCL among one of many organizations expressing concern for the growing catalytic converter theft problem
/in Consumer Protection, Press release, Statement consumer, consumer protection, press release, press releases, Sally Greenberg press_releases Letters, Press Releases, Statements, Statements (cont.) /by sepidehkAugust 29, 2024: Today, the National Consumers League, along with many other organizations representing a cross-section of industry and interested stakeholders, signed a letter to the chairs of both the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation expressing their strong support of an amendment to combat the growing national problem of catalytic converter theft.
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NCL mourns the death of former US Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman
/in Press release Press Releases /by Lisa McDonaldMay 5, 2024: The National Consumers League mourns the death of Alexis Herman, whom we honored in 1999 with our Trumpeter Award for her service as US Secretary of Labor from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
NCL applauds Senator Cassidy’s effort to shine light on 340b program oversight and accountability
/in Press release Press Releases /by Lisa McDonaldMay 1, 2025: Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) applauds Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, for releasing a new report exposing significant accountability gaps in the federal 340B drug discount program.
Obesity medicine specialists, health providers, insurers and employers urged to make obesity treatment a right of all Americans
/in Diseases and treatment, Featured Home - Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition, Press release health, obesity, press release Press Releases /by Katie BrownWith growing evidence that U.S. adults with obesity feel stigmatized and ignored by their health care providers, the National Consumers League (NCL) and National Council on Aging (NCOA) today urged health professionals, insurers and employers to join a national movement to define quality obesity care as a right for every American.
The National Consumers League applauds the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation to give millions of Medicare beneficiaries access to safe and effective obesity treatments
/in Diseases and treatment, Featured Home - Food & Nutrition, Food & Nutrition, Health, Healthcare coverage, Insurance, Nutrition, Press release dietary guidelines, disease and treatment, Health – Diseases and treatment, healthcare, Healthcare coverage, medicaid, nutrition, obesity, press release Press Releases /by Katie BrownThe National Consumers League (NCL) welcomes the reintroduction of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) as a needed step to end outdated Medicare rules that leave millions of seniors with diagnosed obesity – particularly members of Black and Latino communities – vulnerable to disability, disease and premature death due to lack of access to the full range of treatment options.