Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. By: Julie Bataille, Director of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Over the past few weeks, we’ve made measurable progress to improve HealthCare.gov, addressing both software glitches and hardware upgrades–all of which will make a meaningful difference in the consumer experience.   I’m pleased to[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 15, 2013. By: Julie Bataille, Director of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Today, Jeff Zients offered an update on our efforts to improve HealthCare.gov.  In Jeff’s own words – Overall, we’ve made measurable progress, as the changes and improvements we’ve made over the last few weeks[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013 – 3:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  I want to welcome the executives who are here from a lot of the insurance companies that are participating in the marketplace.  We all share a similar value, which is we want to make sure that Americans have good, solid[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013 – Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Republican bill Keep Your Health Plan Act: “Today Republicans blocked consideration of a Democratic measure, which included language from my bill H.R. 3504 Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act. The language included would prevent consumers from paying[Read More…]

“I’ve assigned my team to see what can we do to close some of the holes and gaps in the law, because my intention is to lift up and make sure the insurance that people buy is effective, that it’s actually going to deliver what they think they’re purchasing.  Because[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013 – 12:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Today I want to update the American people on our efforts to implement and improve the Affordable Care Act, and I’ll take a couple of your questions.  But before I do, I just want to say a few words about[Read More…]

975,407 customers through the process, but have not yet selected a plan; an additional 396,261 assessed or determined eligible for Medicaid, CHIP Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. Detailing results of the first reporting period (Oct. 1-Nov. 2, 2013) of the Health Insurance Marketplace’s Open Enrollment, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2013. By Julie Bataille, Director of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Today, Jeff Zients offered an update on our efforts to improve HealthCare.gov.  In Jeff’s own words – “Though we hit roadblocks that impacted the user experience and slowed us down this week, we’ve made[Read More…]

Final rules break down financial barriers and provide consumer protections Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2013. The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today jointly issued a final rule increasing parity between mental health/substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits in group and individual health plans. The final[Read More…]

Legislation will suspend penalty fees if individuals do not register for healthcare coverage WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced legislation to delay the implementation of the individual mandate under the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” from January 1, 2014 to January[Read More…]