News Analysis A new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll asks a random sample of 855 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone May 6-9, 2010, whether any parts of the health insurance reform law should be repealed. Results show that a plurality of Americans said they would prefer Republicans to leave the new[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010.  The American Medical Association (AMA) today released its Health Insurer Code of Conduct Principles and called on all U.S. health insurance companies to adopt consistent corporate practices that will bring transparency and accountability to the multibillion-dollar health insurance industry. “Health insurers should provide access to necessary health[Read More…]

Miami, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. Thank you for that kind introduction and to all of you for inviting me to speak with you today about one of the most important priorities for the Department of Justice and the Obama Administration: healthcare; specifically, healthcare fraud. Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10 – Sixty-three health reform and consumer groups are throwing their support behind legislation that would empower a new federal watchdog to stop unreasonable health insurance premium increases. Just days after federal and state officials announced an investigation of the nation’s largest insurer, Wellpoint, for their failure to properly[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2010.  Today AARP released two new fact sheets detailing important Medicare provisions in the new health care reform law. The policy summaries explain changes to the Medicare prescription drug benefit and private Medicare Advantage plans. “AARP will provide straight-forward, objective information about the new health reform law to[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010.  With the recent passage of “The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010,” the American Nurses Association (ANA) is providing helpful online resources for nurses designed to clearly explain what the legislation does and when. ANA encourages you to visit www.NursingWorld.org/HealthCareReform to review[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on News that California Insurer, Anthem, is Withdrawing Proposed 39-Percent Rate Increase “Today’s announcement is good news for the more than 800,000 Californians who could have been hit with massive rate increases and gives them some much-needed temporary relief.  Since[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released the following statement yesterday on WellPoint’s announcement that it intends to end the practice of rescinding patients’ coverage in advance of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurers stop this practice starting this fall.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  More insurers are heeding Secretary Sebelius’ call to voluntarily implement key provisions of the Affordable Care Act before the law requires them to do so. Today, UnitedHealthcare announced they will join with other insurers and stop using rescissions – the practice of dropping patients’ health coverage.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010.  The Affordable Care Act raises the age for children who can be covered tax-free on their parents’ health insurance policy and provides incentives for employers to immediately extend health insurance coverage to children up to age 27.  Today, the IRS posted new guidance for employers, employees,[Read More…]