Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2010. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has just released an estimate of the budgetary effects of the health bill, H.R. 3590, that passed the Senate on December 24. Today’s estimate differs from the estimate for a slightly earlier version of the legislation that we released on December[Read More…]
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New Analyses Show Health Reform Critical to Cost Containment
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2010. Two new policy memos released today by the Center for American Progress highlight the importance of enacting health care reform in addressing the nation’s federal budget deficit and reining in the health care costs that are crushing America’s families, businesses, and our overall economy. “The Math[Read More…]
President Obama Announces New Effort to Crack Down on Healthcare Waste and Fraud
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2010. President Barack Obama today will announce a new effort to crack down on waste and fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs through the expanded use of payment recapture audits. The initiative is the latest component in President Obama’s commitment to embrace the best ideas –[Read More…]
Excerpts from Secretary Sebelius’s Address to America’s Health Insurance Plans, March 10, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2010. Please find below excerpts from Secretary Sebelius’s remarks at the AHIP conference, scheduled for 10:30 this morning, as prepared for delivery. “I’ve met with many of you, and heard how the increasing number of young, healthy Americans leaving the market in this economy has forced up[Read More…]
HHS Sends Letter to Insurance Company CEOs, Calls on Executives to Publicly Justify Premium Hikes
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2010. In a letter to the CEOs of UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc., Health Care Service Corporation and CIGNA HealthCare Inc., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called on the executives to publicly justify proposed health insurance premium increases. Sebelius’[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Health Insurance Reform, March 8, 2010
Glenside, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2010 – 11:23 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Pennsylvania! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. This is a nice crowd. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Well, what a wonderful crowd. AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you! THE PRESIDENT: Love you back. (Applause.) I[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Health Reform Will Benefit American Families and Businesses This Year, March 6, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2010. This week, I asked Congress to schedule a final vote on reform that will give families and businesses more control over their health care by holding insurance companies more accountable. This comes after nearly a year of debate, as well as a seven hour summit with[Read More…]
Excessive Insurance Premium Increases to be a Thing of the Past
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2010. Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, and Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-CA introduced the Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010, legislation to help families and small businesses whose access to health insurance is threatened by excessive premium increases. The legislation, H.R. 4757 in the House, would provide[Read More…]
ANA Nurses Stand with President in Support of Health Reform Now
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. Members of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the US, joined President Obama today (March 3) at the White House to demonstrate their strong support for the President and his goal of achieving meaningful health reform now. Registered nurses and other healthcare[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Health Care Reform, March 3, 2010 (Video and Text)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010 – 1:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, all of you, for joining us today. And I want to thank Julie, Barbara, Roland, Stephen, Renee, and Christopher, standing behind me — physicians, physicians assistants, and nurses who understand how important it is for us[Read More…]
