Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (Public Law 111-148), I hereby order as follows: Section. 1. Policy. Following the recent enactment of the Patient[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010.  Small businesses throughout the country can expect new assistance from the health insurance reform bill to begin immediately. The bill, supported by Rep. Debbie Halvorson and signed into law on Tuesday, includes tax relief for small businesses to help them provide health insurance to employees. It[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010.  Today, AARP Board Chair Bonnie M. Cramer, M.S.W., joined Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Members of Congress to urge the Senate to help millions of seniors with the high cost of prescription drugs by closing the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage gap. Excerpts from[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010.  What follows is the Senate floor speech given today by Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.). “Mr. President, the debate which comes to a close this week has, in one sense, been going on for more than a year. But in another sense, it has been going on[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010.  Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Sander M. Levin, and George Miller, the chairmen of the three committees with jurisdiction over health policy in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement today regarding the elimination of pre-existing condition exclusions for children, which is included in the[Read More…]