States to receive federal funding to provide high-quality, affordable coverage WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced final policies that will ensure that millions of uninsured Americans will have a simple, seamless path to affordable health insurance coverage.  “The Medicaid improvements in the Affordable[Read More…]

Personal stories across the country show how the health care law is working for Americans Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled “MyCare,” a collection of online personal video and blog stories of Americans helped by the Affordable Care Act.  MyCare is a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012.  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…]

Senator announces map showing county-by-county savings from the Affordable Care Act’s provisions that help close the prescription drug “donut hole” WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012.  As additional consumer-oriented provisions of the landmark health care reform law continue to be implemented, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today drew attention to a new[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced policies to assist States in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges.  Starting in 2014, these one-stop marketplaces will allow consumers and small businesses to choose a private health insurance plan and offer the public the same kinds of insurance[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2012.  New data released today by Health and Human Services shows that the Affordable Care Act has extended health insurance to a substantial number of racial and ethnic minorities nationwide. The health care reform law allows young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance plans through age[Read More…]

State-by-state data available Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2012.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report today on how the health reform law has eliminated lifetime limits on coverage for more than 105 million Americans. Before health reform, many Americans with serious illnesses such as cancer risked hitting the[Read More…]

Builds on new health care law’s efforts to expand coverage Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2012.  The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it will partner with Text4Baby, a free national health texting service, to promote enrollment in both Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and[Read More…]

Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan saves lives Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that the new health care law’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program is providing insurance to nearly 50,000 people with high-risk pre-existing conditions nationwide. The Department released a new report demonstrating[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2012.  Today, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more assistance to states as it implements three new provisions of the Affordable Care Act.  Today’s announcement gives states help by:  Providing a new round of Affordable Insurance Exchange Establishment Grants, totaling $229 million to 10 states, to help states[Read More…]