Articles tagged with: health and human services (hhs)
HHS takes action to ensure equal access for the deaf and hard of hearing HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has entered into a settlement agreement with Advanced Dialysis Centers in Randallstown Maryland (“ADC”), to ensure individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing have equal access to programs and activities as required under Section […]
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HHS ensures consumers get better value for their health insurance dollar Administration actions saved consumers up to $323 million Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that consumers will soon begin receiving unprecedented information on the value of their health insurance coverage, and some will receive rebates from insurance companies that spend less […]
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HHS announces intent to delay ICD-10 compliance date As part of President Obama’s commitment to reducing regulatory burden, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius today announced that HHS will initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition diagnosis and […]
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Affordable Care Act extended free preventive services to 54 million Americans with private health insurance in 2011 Free preventive care also provided to 32.5 million in Medicare Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Affordable Care Act provided approximately 54 million Americans with at least one new free preventive service in […]
New health care law helps expand primary care physician workforce National Health Service Corps awards $9.1 million to place physicians in medically underserved communities The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) awarded $9.1 million in funding to medical students in 30 States and the District of Columbia who will serve as primary care doctors and help […]
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Health Reform to Require Insurers to Use Plain Language in Describing Health Plan Benefits, Coverage People in the market for health insurance will soon have clear, understandable and straightforward information on what health plans will cover, what limitations or conditions will apply, and what they will pay for services thanks to the Affordable Care Act […]
HHS launches Strong Start initiative to increase healthy deliveries and reduce preterm births To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more than $40 million in grants to test ways to reverse that trend, as well as a public campaign […]
HealthCare.gov helps same-sex couples find coverage by adding new details Website also expands information on plan benefits Americans are now able to use HealthCare.gov to search specifically for insurance plans that include coverage for domestic partners, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. The Health Plan Finder tool on HealthCare.gov allows consumers to compare the cost […]
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We can’t wait: Administration announces new steps to fight Alzheimer’s disease The Obama Administration today announced new efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease, including immediately making an additional $50 million available for cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research. In addition, the administration announced that its Fiscal Year 2013 budget will boost funding for Alzheimer’s research by $80 million. Today’s […]
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Health reform law saves $2.1 billion for 3.6 million Americans with Medicare New data show average American with Medicare to save nearly $4,200 through 2021 thanks to health reform Nearly 3.6 million people with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on their prescription drugs in 2011 thanks to the Affordable Care Act according to data issued today […]
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