Description: Business Leaders for Health Care Transformation (BLHCT) is a U.S.-based nonprofit coalition of business owners, executives, economists and health policy advocates that promotes systemic reform of the American health care system. The organization frames rising employer health benefit costs as an economic competitiveness problem and seeks to advance policies that increase coverage, reduce out-of-pocket spending, and control systemwide costs. Type: Non-profit (501(c)(3)) Policies: Advocacy for comprehensive health system reform including proposals to expand universal coverage (including single-payer/Medicare-style approaches or employer-detaching coverage mechanisms), lower out-of-pocket costs, stronger regulation of insurers and hospital pricing, and public education and coalition-building to advance business-focused arguments for reform. Funding: Operates primarily on philanthropic and individual contributions, small-dollar donations and support from affiliated business leaders and advocacy partners; typical nonprofit revenue sources rather than corporate PAC funding. Affiliates: Founded and supported by business leader Richard Master and led publicly by health policy advocate Wendell Potter; works closely with like-minded advocacy groups and coalitions (including entities associated with the Center for Health and Democracy and coalitions focused on reducing out-of-pocket costs).
