Articles tagged with: Kathleen Sebelius
Report finds lower insurance premiums, more choices in 2014 for families, businesses under Affordable Care Act New HHS report shows some families can save up to $14,900 annually, tax credits will save small businesses $6 billion over two years Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing how much […]
HHS releases $200 million in emergency funding to states for energy assistance U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the release of $200 million in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs. These Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) contingency funds will provide […]
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Health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recover record $4 billion; new Affordable Care Act tools will help fight fraud Joint DOJ & HHS efforts result in largest sum ever recovered in single year; new rules under the Affordable Care Act will keep fraudulent providers and suppliers out of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and avoid payments […]
Sebelius announces three million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief under the Affordable Care Act U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that three million Medicare beneficiaries nationwide have received prescription drug cost relief through the Affordable Care Act. To date, three million eligible beneficiaries who fell into […]
United States and China Launch Public-Private Partnership on Healthcare Increasing collaboration in the healthcare sector Washington, D.C. — Today, on the occasion of the State Visit of President Hu Jintao to the United States, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of […]
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Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on vote by U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act “Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Americans are finally getting the freedom and security they deserve in their health care. “Over the last ten months, I have seen firsthand how the law is making a difference […]
HHS increases total LIHEAP funding available to help low-income families to $3.9 billion Today U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of additional funding to help eligible low-income families meet their home energy needs, bringing the total made available since October 1 to $3.9 billion. These funds will go […]
HUD and HHS announce joint effort to assist nearly 1,000 non-elderly persons with disabilities to move from institutions to independence Federal partnership delivers first rental vouchers, supportive services for this group WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today a joint […]
Statement of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Blue Shield of California’s proposed rate increase “The people of California have a right to be concerned when they see this kind of rate increase month after month. We have reached out to California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and know he is doing everything in his power to […]
USA Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary’s Priorities. > USA Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on April 28, 2009. As Secretary, she leads the principal agency charged with keeping Americans healthy, ensuring they […]
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