RNC, July 15: 8.2 Million: Americans Unable To Find Full-Time Work Partly Due To ObamaCare. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013.  The RNC wasn’t the first to suggest the health care law was blocking part-timers from getting full-time jobs. Early in July, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor made[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working every day to implement the health care law that’salready helping millions of Americans.  And come October 1, it will help millions more when the Health Insurance Marketplace[Read More…]

Anniversary Comes as New Data Confirms Access to Affordable Birth ControlReduces Unintended Pregnancy, Delivers Financial Savings to Taxpayers NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSFP)–July 31, 2013.  With tomorrow marking the one year anniversary of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s women’s preventive health benefit, Planned Parenthood Federation of America today celebrated the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  The Obama administration today launched Business.USA.gov/healthcare, a one-stop-shop website that will provide employers of all sizes educational materials on how the Affordable Care Act may affect businesses and help them compete.  The site includes a wizard tool that is tailored based on size and location, so[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013.  On the 48th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that the average premium for a basic prescription drug plan in 2014 is projected to remain stable, at an estimated $31 per[Read More…]

On eve of Medicare anniversary, new information shows a thriving program Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2013. On the eve of the 48th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, new information released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows a strong Medicare program. Over[Read More…]

Reduces Companies’ Requested Rates by as Much as 33 Percent BALTIMORE—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2013. Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith today announced premium rates for individual health insurance plans designed to be sold through Maryland’s new health benefit exchange, Maryland Health Connection, beginning Oct. 1, 2013. After careful review of the proposed rates and plan[Read More…]

At Issue: Sutter’s disingenuous use of Affordable Care Act as excuse to slash nurses healthcare Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  A federal Administrative Law Judge with the National Labor Relations Board handed the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) a resounding victory this week, finding Sutter Bay East Hospitals engaged in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2013.  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $12 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 32 Teaching Health Centers across the nation.  Funding will help train more than 300 residents during the 2013-2014 academic year, doubling the number[Read More…]

Initiative Strengthens Health Care System and Brings More Than $12 Billion in New Federal Funding to Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that enacts a critical part of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) by making Medicaid coverage available to all low-income adults in Illinois. Today’s[Read More…]