Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. Over the past several years, a number of proposals have been advanced for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in March 2010. In this report, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) analyze the main budgetary and economic consequences[Read More…]

President Barack Obama greets audience members after delivering remarks on health care reform during the Catholic Hospital Association Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., June 9, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015 – 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you. [Read More…]

Boston, MA –-(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015.  A new survey by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds that the variable approaches states have taken to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have had major effects on whether low-income adults are aware of the law, whether they have applied[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The Affordable Care Act has already covered one in four uninsured Americans – more than ten million – and improved coverage for virtually everyone with health coverage. Insurers can no longer discriminate against preexisting conditions, charge women more just for being women, or put caps on[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. Speaking today at the White House Conference on Aging regional forum in Boston, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a unique opportunity for health care providers to decrease cardiovascular disease risk for tens of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries by assessing an individual patient’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today awards of $112 million to regional cooperatives to work with about 5,000 primary care professionals in 12 states to improve the heart health of their nearly 8 million patients. Heart disease is the leading cause of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Nationwide, about 137 million individuals, including 55 million women and 28 million children, have private health insurance that covers recommended preventive services without cost sharing, according to a new ASPE Data Point from the Department of Health and Human Services. Under the Affordable Care Act, most[Read More…]

Pioneer ACO Model advances quality and value in health care Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2015.  Today, an independent evaluation report released by the Department of Health and Human Services showed that an innovative payment model created as a pilot project by the Affordable Care Act generated substantial savings to Medicare in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. Planned Parenthood said today that there is a need for clarity from the Obama administration to insure all insurance companies are providing women with the full-range of birth control methods without a copay as required by the Affordable Care Act, in light of a new[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. As we near the end of tax filing season, the Administration reminds consumers that this year they will see some changes to their tax returns related to their health coverage. The Administration understands that consumers will have questions about these changes and is committed to providing[Read More…]