Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Because of the Affordable Care Act, 7.1 million people have signed up for quality, affordable, private health insurance options in the Health Insurance Marketplace through March 31.  And, according to a new CMS report released today, 3[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014 – 4:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you so much.   Welcome to the White House.  Six months ago today, a big part of the Affordable Care Act kicked in as healthcare.gov and state insurance marketplaces went live.  And millions of Americans[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014.  The success of the open enrollment period truly shows Americans’ desperate need for access to affordable healthcare. More than seven million Americans have enrolled in private plans. Millions more have enrolled through their parents’ plans or through Medicaid. Of these millions of Americans, many are now[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014.  Today, the White House announced that more than 7 million Americans signed up for affordable care through the Health Insurance Marketplace during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment, which ended on March 31. The number, announced during Press Secretary Jay Carney’s briefing, means that millions of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014.  Now that you’ve joined millions of Americans in getting coverage, you need to learn how to use it. Here are some steps you can take right now to ensure that you have access to health care once your coverage begins. Follow the links below to learn[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014.  We know many of you worked hard to finish enrolling in a health plan in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Sometimes despite your best efforts, you might have run into delays caused by heavy traffic to HealthCare.gov or our call center, maintenance periods, or other special situations[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2014. From HHS spokeswoman Joanne Peters: We are experiencing record volume on HealthCare.gov today.  1.2 million visits through noon and 125k plus concurrent users at peak so far today.  The waiting room is up to meet demand. Consumers may wait, or may leave their email and they[Read More…]

Encourages Uninsured People Across Illinois to Attend a “Last Chance” Enrollment Assistance Event CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn today attended one of Get Covered Illinois’ (GCI) “Last Chance” enrollment events to urge everyone still waiting on the sidelines to take action to obtain affordable health coverage. With just three[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014.   This afternoon, while traveling in Italy, President Obama convened a conference call with health care navigators and volunteers helping with enrollment efforts and announced that more than 6 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans through the federal and state Marketplaces since[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 25, 2014. Today’s passage of Medicaid expansion by the New Hampshire House of Representatives marks a major step forward in ensuring that all Americans, including those in New Hampshire, have access to quality, affordable health care.  New Hampshire’s decision to expand Medicaid is about people, not politics. Expanding[Read More…]