Amazing Interest in Signing Up For January 1 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 24, 2013. By Julie Bataille, Director of CMS’ Office of Communications It was a record day yesterday for healthcare.gov and the Marketplace. Healthcare.gov alone received a remarkable 2 million site visits and our call center received more than 250,000 calls[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. From Julie Bataille, Director of CMS’ Office of Communications Today is a record day for HealthCare.gov and consumers seeking affordable health care options. As of 2:00 p.m. today, we’ve seen approximately 850,000 visits to HealthCare.gov – approximately five times higher than the same amount by that[Read More…]

123 New Accountable Care Organizations Join Program to Improve Care for  Medicare beneficiaries Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. Doctors, hospitals and other health care providers have formed 123 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, providing approximately 1.5 million more Medicare beneficiaries with access to high-quality coordinated care across the United[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2013.  Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation to ensure that Oregonians who try to sign up for health insurance through Cover Oregon can get coverage for the full month of January and any subsidy they are eligible for even if their information is not processed until later[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2013. The White House released a report today underscoring the costs of repealing the Affordable Care Act for millions of Americans. The benefits of the health care law – lower costs, new protections, and expanded access to quality, affordable care – are real, and the repeal plan[Read More…]

We thought you would enjoy watching as President Obama joins former President Bill Clinton for a conversation about health care in the United States and around the world as part of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. September 24, 2013.

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Today, I am pleased to announce Kurt DelBene as my Senior Advisor and successor to Jeff Zients. Jeff did an outstanding job working with our team to provide management advice and counsel on the HealthCare.gov project.  Today,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. According to new data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today, more than 25.4 million people covered by Original Medicare received at least one preventive service at no cost to them during the first eleven months of 2013, because of the Affordable[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2013. The following blog was posted today, Monday, December 16, 2013, at http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/blog/2013/12/better-compare-plans.html:  We’ve been working hard to ensure that consumers have an improved experience when applying for and enrolling in Marketplace coverage at HealthCare.gov. Today, we’ve enhanced our window shopping feature again to provide consumers with[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2013. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host an Affordable Care Act information and enrollment event on Tuesday, December 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at DA’s Deli and Dining, 18348 Pulaski Ave., Country Club Hills. The event is free and open to the public. Participants should bring a[Read More…]