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Description: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that about 71 million Americans in private health insurance plans received coverage for at least one free preventive health care service, such as a mammogram or flu shot, in 2011 and 2012 because of the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Shortly after the Affordable Care Act was enacted, President Obama asked me to identify steps we could take at the Department of Health and Human Services to improve the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today marks the beginning of National Consumer Protection Week, which makes this the perfect time to talk about some of the new rights and protections Americans have under the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: This year's theme is as fitting as it is exciting: "Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)."
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari, M.D., today announced HHS's plan to accelerate health information exchange (HIE) and build a seamless and secure flow of information essential to transforming the health care system.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Abril es el Mes Nacional de la Salud de las MinorÃas, un momento en el que reflexionamos sobre la increÃble oportunidad a la que nos enfrentamos como nación para mejorar la salud de las minorÃas, mejorar la equidad en la salud y eliminar la desigualdades de salud.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: April is National Minority Health Month, a time when we reflect on the incredible opportunity we face as a nation to improve minority health, advance health equity, and eliminate health disparities.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, today announced Lyfechannel as the winner of the healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: In May, we observe Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and celebrate the many contributions made by this diverse community.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Mental Health Month was established in 1949 to help bring attention to the importance mental health plays in Americans' lives.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: This May, we mark the 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month. Ever since President Kennedy declared the first celebration in 1963, we have honored the contributions seniors make to our communities and have celebrated their rich years and experiences.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: National Nurses Week gives us a chance to recognize the contribution of the health care providers at the heart of our health care system.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: May is National Asthma Awareness Month, a time for us to renew our dedication to improving health outcomes for the 26 million Americans living with asthma, including 7.1 million children. It is also a time to call attention to where we can and must do more.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Starting with Mother's Day, next week we celebrate National Women's Health Week.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury continued to move forward to implement the health care law today, by issuing final rules on employment-based wellness programs.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A father's love and full involvement in his children's lives is crucial to their health, well-being, and development.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA has assisted millions of people with disabilities overcome and eliminate barriers in all areas of society, from schools and the workplace to housing and public transportation.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, we mark the 48th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid becoming law, a sacred promise our country made to older Americans and low-income working Americans and families that they will have the medical care they need to live healthier lives.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, August 1, marks the start of World Breastfeeding Week, a time when organizations and communities bring attention to the benefits of breastfeeding and offer moms support and encouragement to be successful at breastfeeding.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: More than 21 million people are getting health care at nearly 9,000 community health center sites in every state and territory.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: This year, thousands of American women – our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, daughters, and friends – will die from ovarian cancer.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today is the eleventh observance of World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is a serious public health problem, but suicide is also a preventable public health challenge, one in which all of us can play a role.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Beginning September 15, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing the Latino community's contributions to the cultural richness and diversity of the United States. This year, the theme, "Hispanics: Serving and leading Our Nation with Pride and Honor," highlights how Latinos have helped shape and strengthen all aspects of our society – from industry and research, to faith, education, arts and entertainment, and health.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2013
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Nearly 2.2 million people have selected plans from the state and federal marketplaces by Dec. 28, 2013 (the end of third reporting period for open enrollment), Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Marilyn B. Tavenner
Description: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released findings on a number of its initiatives to reform the health care delivery system.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A new report issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that that nearly 8 in 10 uninsured Latinos may qualify for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Â or lower costs on monthly premiums through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Según un nuevo informe publicado hoy por el HHS, aproximadamente 8 de cada 10 latinos sin seguro podrÃan calificar para Medicaid, el Programa de Seguro Médico para Niños (CHIP) o una reducción del costo de sus primas mensuales a través del Mercado de Seguros de Salud.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace continued to rise in February to a five-month total of 4.2 million.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Every day, the millions of Americans living with autism and their families face unique and daunting challenges that many of us will never fully appreciate. During National Autism Awareness Month, we renew our commitment to better understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and improve the lives of individuals living with it.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: National Public Health Week is a time to recognize progress we have made in strengthening and protecting the public health and to rededicate ourselves to the work of improving the health and well-being of Americans by preventing disease, supporting medical research, and promoting safer and healthier communities.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace surged to eight million at the end of the first enrollment period, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: In May, we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and recognize the many contributions of these diverse and culturally rich communities to the fabric of American life.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Each May, National Foster Care Month serves as a reminder that there are children, youth, and families in our communities who require our collective support to achieve safety, permanence, and the tools needed to thrive in adulthood.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: It is only fitting that the theme for this year's National Nurses Week is "Nurses: Leading the Way."
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that new preliminary data show an overall nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions nationally during 2011 and 2012.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: During Mental Health Awareness Month, we recognize the significant advances our nation has made in our understanding of mental illness and in improving support and care for individuals with mental health problems.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in six cities has resulted in charges against 90 individuals, including 27 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $260 million in false billings.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new delivery system reform efforts made possible by the Affordable Care Act that offer states and innovators tools and flexibility to transform health care.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $300 million under the Affordable Care Act to help the nation's community health centers expand service hours, hire more medical providers, and add oral health, behavioral health, pharmacy, and vision services.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: At the Department of Health and Human Services, we are committed to ensuring that members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community have access to quality, affordable health care and enjoy the same rights and protections that all Americans expect and deserve.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: National Men's Health Week, June 9-15, which concludes with Father's Day, is a good time to focus on how men can take control of their health. That includes eating right, being active, and taking advantage of certain preventive services, such as screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, and diabetes.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that people who selected silver plans, the most popular plan type in the federal Marketplace, with tax credits paid an average premium of $69 per month.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Kathy Greenlee
Description: Today Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced a series of management changes designed to strengthen the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expects to announce its plans for helping existing Marketplace consumers get auto-enrolled for next year.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Marilyn B. Tavenner, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced today that about 76 million Americans in private health insurance plans are newly eligible to receive expanded coverage for one or more recommended preventive health care services, such as a mammogram or flu shot, without cost sharing, because of the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell today announced $83.4 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 60 Teaching Health Centers across the nation.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Mary K. Wakefield, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today the availability of $100 million from the Affordable Care Act to support an estimated 150 new health center sites across the country in 2015.Â
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced new prospective awardees to test innovative care models, bringing the total amount of funding to as much as $360 million for 39 recipients spanning 27 states and the District of Columbia.Â
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Marilyn B. Tavenner, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a new innovative collaboration with states to improve care for Medicaid beneficiaries by accelerating efforts in reforming their health care systems to improve health and care while reducing costs.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the availability of $11 million, through the Affordable Care Act and the Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, to support the integration of highâ€quality HIV services into primary care through innovative partnerships between health centers and state health departments in Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Mary K. Wakefield, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the release of a new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, estimating that 10.3 million uninsured adults gained health care coverage following the first open enrollment period in the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell has named Leslie Dach to a newly-created Senior Counselor position, to further strengthen the HHS leadership team and enhance the Department's ability to deliver impact for the American people.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Leslie Dach, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that consumers have saved a total of $9 billion on their health insurance premiums since 2011 as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Information released today by the Department of Health and Human Services shows that more than 8.2 million seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continue to enjoy prescription drug savings as a result of the Affordable Care Act, saving $11.5 billion since 2010.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $54.6 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support 221 health centers in 47 states and Puerto Rico to establish or expand behavioral health services for over 450,000 people nationwide.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Mary K. Wakefield
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $106.7 million in FY 2014 grant awards to 46 states, the District of Columbia, and five jurisdictions as part of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Home Visiting Program) established by the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Mary K. Wakefield
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced her appointment of Jackie Cornell-Bechelli as Region II Director of HHS.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, the Administration took several steps to help ensure women, whose coverage is threatened, receive coverage for recommended contraceptive services at no additional cost, as they should be entitled to under the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the most recent in a series of management hires intended to ensure a successful 2015 Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace and make good on the promise that millions more Americans will be able to access quality, affordable health coverage.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Marilyn B. Tavenner, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $35.7 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 147 health centers in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to support patient-centered medical homes through new construction and facility renovations.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Mary K. Wakefield, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: The Affordable Care Act is working for millions of Americans who are able to access quality health coverage at a price they can afford, in large part because of the efforts of in-person assisters in local communities across the nation.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $295 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 1,195 health centers in every U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin to expand primary care services.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued quality and financial performance results showing that Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have improved patient care and produced hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for the program.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today released a new report showing that in 2013 alone, consumers benefitted from $1 billion in savings from lower than originally requested health insurance rates.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services shows that consumers will have more choices as they shop for quality, affordable coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2015, because there will be a net 25 percent increase in the number of issuers offering Marketplace coverage in 2015. In total, 77 new issuers will offer Marketplace coverage.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services projects that hospitals will save $5.7 billion this year in uncompensated care costs because of the Affordable Care Act, with states that have expanded Medicaid seeing about 74 percent of the total savings nationally compared to states that have not expanded Medicaid.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced nearly $212 million in grant awards to all 50 states and the District of Columbia to support programs aimed at preventing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that because of the Affordable Care Act, $283 million has been invested in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in fiscal year 2014 to increase access to primary care services in communities that need it most.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced an initiative that will fund successful applicants who work directly with medical providers to rethink and redesign their practices, moving from systems driven by quantity of care to ones focused on patients' health outcomes, and coordinated health care systems.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Starting tomorrow, consumers can sign up for 2015 health insurance plans through HealthCare.gov, the call center, or in-person assistance.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced the appointment of Melissa Stafford Jones as the Region IX Regional Director.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Melissa Stafford Jones
Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced partnerships with Westfield Shopping Centers, The National Community Pharmacists Association and XO Group Inc., parent company of The Knot, The Nest and The Bump, to promote the Health Insurance Marketplace in conjunction with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A report released by the Department of Health and Human Services today shows an estimated 50,000 fewer patients died in hospitals and approximately $12 billion in health care costs were saved as a result of a reduction in hospital-acquired conditions from 2010 to 2013.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: New choices and more competition in the Health Insurance Marketplace are giving consumers affordable options during Open Enrollment this year, and the majority of returning consumers who shop can save money on premiums, according to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $36.3 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 1,113 health centers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and seven U.S. Territories to recognize health center quality improvement achievements and invest in ongoing quality improvement activities.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: To reach more Americans this open enrollment season, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a first-of-its-kind partnership between HHS and the electronic cash transactions company PayNearMe to reach financially underserved and other cash-preferring consumers.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Twenty eight states, three territories and the District of Columbia will receive over $665 million in Affordable Care Act funding to design and test health care payment and service delivery models that will improve health care quality and lower costs, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: To reach more Americans this open enrollment season, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has collaborated with top technology companies Monster.com, Peers.org and higi to utilize their technology platforms to encourage consumers to visit the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Department of Health and Human Services' Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that HHS is collaborating with the nation's largest pharmacies to encourage enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace at thousands of locations across the country.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A report released by the Department of Health and Human Services today provides the first detailed analysis of enrollment in the Marketplaces for the first month of the 2015 open enrollment period.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2014
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: In preparation for the 2015 tax filing season, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department are putting in place resources to provide tax filers with the information and resources they need to get their questions answered.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: In a meeting with nearly two dozen leaders representing consumers, insurers, providers, and business leaders, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program, and the health care system at large, toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity of care they give patients.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released today a report outlining the impact of advanced premium tax credits on premiums in the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: The Department of Health and Human Services released today new information that shows that millions of seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continued to enjoy prescription drug savings and improved benefits in 2014 as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced a new initiative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Innovation Center (CMS Innovation Center): the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model of payment and care delivery.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: The Affordable Care Act established an ambitious new framework to move our health care system away from rewarding health providers for the quantity of care they provide and toward rewarding quality.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, an independent evaluation report released by the Department of Health and Human Services showed that an innovative payment model created as a pilot project by the Affordable Care Act generated substantial savings to Medicare in just two years.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today approximately $101 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 164 new health center sites in 33 states and two U.S. Territories for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services in communities that need them most.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Nationwide, about 137 million individuals, including 55 million women and 28 million children, have private health insurance that covers recommended preventive services without cost sharing, according to a new ASPE Data Point from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a data snapshot providing a detailed look at how many consumers paid their premiums in 2015 and had "effectuated" coverage in March 2015. During Open Enrollment for 2015 Marketplace coverage, through February 22, about 11.7 million Americans selected plans through the Marketplaces.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today's Supreme Court decision confirms that the Affordable Care Act's tax credits are available to all eligible Americans no matter where they live.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: The Health Insurance Marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act allows consumers to compare health insurance plans based on key factors, such as covered services, providers, and importantly, price.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced up to $5.8 million to help tribal communities boost early learning and development services, enhance native language revitalization efforts, and assess and improve the handling of child welfare cases including abuse, neglect, guardianship and adoption.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health care.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced nearly $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support health centers nationwide in providing primary care services to those who need them most.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell today announced more than $240 million – including about $176 million in Affordable Care Act funding – to support the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and NURSE Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs to increase access to primary health care in the communities that need it most.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the findings of a new report that shows that consumers who reenrolled in the Health Insurance Marketplace last year and who switched to a plan with the same level of coverage saved nearly $33 per month after tax credits, or almost $400 annually, relative to what they would have paid had they remained in the same plan as in 2014.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: A new report detailing affordability and plan choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace finds that with applicable tax credits, more than 7 in 10 current Marketplace enrollees could find plans for $75 a month in premiums or less, and almost 8 in 10 could find plans for $100 a month in premiums or less.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
Description: With the December 15 deadline for coverage starting in January 2016 fast approaching, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced partnerships with key national organizations to support LGBT outreach and enrollment efforts during 2016 Open Enrollment.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Description: As the deadline for signing up for coverage starting January 1 approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced that HHS is collaborating with some of the nation's largest pharmacies to connect consumers with health coverage and encourage enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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Creator: HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Date: 2015
Group: HHS News Releases
Categories: Affordable Care Act
HHS Official: Sylvia Mathews Burwell
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