Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. Ed. note: This post was first published on the official blog of healthcare.gov. You can see the original post here. In the three years since the Affordable Care Act became law, the slower growth of health care costs is saving money in Medicare and the private insurance market,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2013. As the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaches, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today more than 6.3 million people with Medicare saved over $6.1 billion on prescription drugs because of the health care law. “By making prescription drugs more affordable, the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013.  For too long, too many hardworking Americans paid the price for policies that handed free rein to insurance companies and put barriers between patients and their doctors. The Affordable Care Act gives hardworking families in Illinois the security they deserve. The new health care law forces[Read More…]

Health Care Law’s third anniversary sees health costs slowing down, more value for consumers Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013 UPDATED 4:34 p.m. CDT –  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that about 71 million Americans in private health insurance plans received coverage of at least one free[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more states are moving forward to implement the health care law and establishing Health Insurance Marketplaces.  HHS conditionally approved Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, and West Virginia to operate State Partnership Marketplaces, which will be ready[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on introducing the Health Insurance Rate Review Act: Rep. Jan Schakowsky yesterday introduced the Health Insurance Rate Review Act of 2013 to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to block or modify unreasonable health insurance rate[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2013.  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari, M.D., today announced HHS’s plan to accelerate health information exchange (HIE) and build a seamless and secure flow of information essential to transforming the health[Read More…]

Key health insurance protections for all Americans moves forward Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a final rule that implements five key consumer protections from the Affordable Care Act, and makes the health insurance market work better for individuals, families, and[Read More…]

HHS announces 25 states will receive funding to test new models of care that will improve health, lower costs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the first recipients of State Innovation Model awards made possible by the Affordable Care Act.  Nearly $300[Read More…]

New rule will expand mental health and substance use disorder benefits to 62 million Americans Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2013. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a final rule that will make purchasing health coverage easier for consumers.  The policies outlined today will give consumers[Read More…]