Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today recognized more than 25 Florida organizations and businesses that have volunteered to help uninsured Americans learn more and get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace.  “A network of volunteers on the ground in every state – health[Read More…]

Obama administration awards $67 million to support new sites and to expand access to health care at health centers Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2013. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards of approximately $67 million to the nation’s health centers, including $19 million made available by the Affordable Care Act, to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2013.  The Center for American Progress, the Sellers Dorsey Foundation, and the Federal Agencies Project announce the launch of Out2Enroll, a campaign to inform lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, communities about new coverage options available through the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, and to encourage[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2013. A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that 6.8 million consumers saved an estimated $1.2 billion on health insurance premiums in 2012, due to the “rate review” provision of the Affordable Care Act, which brought unprecedented accountability to[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013.  Will 2014 mark the beginning of the end for employer-sponsored health insurance as we know it? Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, policy experts have debated that very question. Thomas Buchmueller, a business economics professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School,[Read More…]

Members will target 30 cities in 14 states, with focus on African American and Latino working people Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013.  The president of the nation’s largest union of healthcare workers, Mary Kay Henry, today joined with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in announcing a major national outreach[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013.  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $69.7 million in grant awards to 13 states to expand Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program activities funded by the Affordable Care Act. These competitive awards recognize states that have implemented a high-quality,[Read More…]

On Wednesday, September 4, President Clinton delivered remarks from the Clinton Presidential Center on the critical role a high quality, affordable and accessible health care system plays in the United States and any country’s economic and social well being. Throughout his public career and now through the work of the[Read More…]

Little Rock, Arkansas–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2013. PRESIDENT CLINTON: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much, Governor, Senator and Mrs. Pryor, Speaker Carter, Senator Lamoureux, Attorney General McDaniel, all the other officials who are here and my friends of many years. First, I want to thank Mara for her[Read More…]

ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2013. Congresswoman Robin Kelly provided constituents with valuable information on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during a Town Hall meeting Thursday at the Mary Magdalene M.B. Church in Chicago. Experts explained the new federal health care law and how it benefits individuals and families. Participants also learned about[Read More…]