Participants to improve prenatal care to women covered by Medicaid and CHIP Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced 27 recipients of new Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns awards, made possible by the Affordable Care Act.  Up to $41.4 million can be used[Read More…]

Affordable health coverage to be available to Illinoisans in 2014 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2013. During a visit with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to the Erie Health Center in Chicago today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that Illinois has been conditionally approved to operate a State Partnership Marketplace[Read More…]

More than 6.1 Million Americans with Medicare have Saved Over $5.7 Billion on Prescription Drugs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2013. This second annual report details how millions of seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continued to experience lower costs on prescription drugs and improved benefits in 2012 because of the[Read More…]

Physicians to practice in communities that need them most Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. The National Health Service Corps awarded more than $10 million in funding for loan repayment to 87 medical students in 29 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who will serve as primary care doctors and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. The Obama administration today issued proposed rules for public comment regarding contraceptive coverage with no cost sharing under the health care law. The proposed rules provide women with coverage for preventive care that includes contraceptive services with no co-pays, while also respecting the concerns of some[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius yesterday announced $1.5 billion in new Exchange Establishment Grants to California, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Vermont to ensure these states have the resources necessary to build a marketplace that meets[Read More…]

Administration proposes guidance for Medicaid, health insurance marketplaces Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013.  Because of the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans will be newly eligible to receive quality, affordable health care through Medicaid and the new health insurance marketplaces (also known as the Exchanges) in 2014.  Health and Human Services[Read More…]

Providers form 106 new Accountable Care Organizations Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013. Doctors and health care providers have formed 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries now have access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States, Health and Human Services (HHS)[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2013,. By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services  Today, we got some very good news when the official numbers for health care spending were released.  New statistics from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that the overall growth in health spending was at[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2012. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that three more states are on track to implement the health care law and establish health insurance marketplaces, or Exchanges, in their states. HHS issued the first conditional approval of a State Partnership Exchange to Delaware[Read More…]