Preserving Access to Affordable Healthcare

01/26/2015

Without healthy workers, there is no thriving economy. Access to health insurance for everyone is crucial because it improves the worker’s health and finances, all contributing to our economy. The upcoming Supreme Court decision (King v. Burwell) in June will determine whether the Affordable Care Act will allow subsidies to continue to flow to federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace exchanges. These … Read More

Love comments on impact of elections

11/06/2014

In an article posted today by The Dallas Business Journal “Here’s What the GOP Landslide Means for Obamacare,” W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council, offered his comments on the recent elections. The story was penned by Bill Hethcock. You can read the article here.

The Economic Paradox of Texas Healthcare

08/26/2014

It has been reported many times how strong the Texas economy is. But how strong is Texas healthcare? We are blessed in Texas to rank 15th in the nation with an unemployment rate of 5.1 percent. We also created more than 1.9 million jobs over the last decade and would be the 13th largest economy in the world if Texas … Read More

Love quoted in D Healthcare Daily lead story

08/08/2014

In a story this morning in D Healthcare Daily on the new Gallup-Healthways poll detailing the U.S. uninsured rate, an editorial by Steve Love, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s president/CEO, was quoted due to its support of the Affordable Care Act. Love’s editorial posted Feb. 11, 2014 and titled “A Texas Solution,” proposed a bipartisan, cooperative approach to implement a … Read More

Love moderates Collin County healthcare discussion

05/14/2014

In an examination of the future of Texas healthcare, the Healthcare Committee of Collin County (HCCC) hosted the educational forum “Healthcare in 2020” yesterday evening at the Collin College Spring Creek Conference Center in Plano. Steve Love, president/CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, served as moderator on a panel including Corey Davison, senior director of government relations at Tenet … Read More

Sign Up and Speak Out!

03/21/2014

A special educational meeting “Sign Up and Speak Out” will take place this Saturday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Foremost Family Health Center – Martin Luther King, Jr. at 2922-B, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Dallas. This event is free to all attendees and will cover new affordable health care options available to North … Read More

More than 40 organizations launch campaign for uninsured Texans

02/05/2014

Today more than 40 Texas health care advocacy organizations, faith and community groups launched Texas Left Me Out, a campaign in English and Spanish to collect stories from uninsured Texans left in the coverage gap and connect them with available health care options and advocacy efforts. While thousands of Texans living above the poverty line are successfully purchasing health plans … Read More

A “Texas Solution” for Healthcare

02/04/2014

The political battle over the Affordable Care Act will leave many victims within our state. How can we account for the 1.2 million Texas residents trapped within a coverage gap as a result of our state’s non-expansion of Medicaid coverage? There are no winners in a fight such as this. With our top state leaders aggressively opposed to Medicaid expansion … Read More

Love leads panel discussion at North Dallas Chamber event

01/14/2014

W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC), moderated a panel during the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s annual health care conference, “Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Marketplaces & Where We Stand,” this morning at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Dr. Dan McCoy, chief medical officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, opened … Read More

Love’s 2014 predictions featured in D Healthcare Daily

01/03/2014

In the Jan. 3, 2014 edition of D Healthcare Daily, W. Stephen Love’s business forecast for 2014 was featured in the cover story “2014 Healthcare Predictions, Part Three.” The president/CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, Love mentioned the plight of uninsured Texas residents. “With over 1 million Texans caught in a coverage gap where they are not eligible for … Read More