HHS Announces New Administration on Community Living to Help Seniors &...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that it has established a new Administration on Community Living under HHS, which will be dedicated to “enhancing and improving...
View ArticleHHS Announces 3 New Home & Community-Based Care Options under Affordable Care...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday three new programs made possible under the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act,” which...
View ArticleNew Reports Document High Costs of Obesity in America
Several new studies and reports have been published recently documenting the high costs of obesity to America and Americans. According to these new research findings, obesity adds $190 Billion per year...
View ArticleHHS Announces $728 Million of Funding for Community Health Centers Under...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the awarding of grants totaling $728 million to Community Health Centers nationwide under President Obama’s Health Care Law, the...
View Article15.8 Million Americans to Receive $1.3 Billion in Rebates from Insurers Due...
In a blog post today, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, announced that due to the Affordable Care Act (President Obama’s Health Reform Law, which some call “Obamacare”),...
View ArticleMother’s Day Kicks Off National Women’s Health Week, May 13-19, 2012
In a news release issued May 11, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, announced that Mother’s Day will begin the observance of National Women’s Health Week, which will run...
View ArticleObama Administration Releases New National Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s
On May 15, 2012, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius released the final version of the first comprehensive National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which has been under...
View ArticleNorway Ranks as Best Country to be a Mom; U.S. 25th in the World, New Report...
The Save the Children foundation has published its 13th annual “State of the World’s Mothers Report,” which compares and ranks 165 countries around the world in terms of the Best and Worst Places to Be...
View ArticleHHS Launches New Web-Based Tool to Measure Performance of Health Care System
In a news release issued May 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the Health System Measurement Project, a new web-based tool which will allow...
View ArticleAmerican College of Physicians Urges Politicians to Stop Unwise Health Care...
The American College of Physicians (ACP), a nationwide nonprofit organization of doctors of internal medicine, issued a comprehensive report, entitled “The State of the Nation’s Health Care 2012: How...
View ArticleConsumers to Receive $1.1 Billion of Premium Rebates from Health Insurers...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday that due to the Affordable Care Act (which some call “Obamacare”), 12.8 million Americans will receive rebates from...
View ArticleHHS Announces $128.6 Million of New Grants to Expand Community Health Centers...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday that it has awarded $128.6 million of new grants to expand Community Health Centers in 41 states, the District of Columbia,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Health Care Law – Individual Mandate Upheld as a Tax;...
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its much awaited decision on President Obama’s signature health care law (the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act or “Affordable Care Act”). In its majority...
View ArticlePresident Obama Lays Out Contents of Health Care Law
In his speech to the Nation, following the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”) on Thursday, President Obama took the occasion to...
View ArticleJustices Kagan & Breyer Saved Medicaid Expansion by Voting with Chief Justice...
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Obama Administration’s signature Health Care Law, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”) on Thursday, June 28. A...
View ArticleOver 16 Million Seniors on Medicare received Free Preventive Care under...
The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced on July 10, that more than 16 Million Medicare beneficiaries have already received free preventive care services in the first six months...
View ArticleJuly 17 Conference: After the Supreme Court – Implementing Affordable Care Act
The publication HealthAffairs has announced that it will hold a conference in Washington D.C. on July 17 on the topic: After the Supreme Court: Moving Ahead to Implement the Affordable Care Act,...
View ArticleHHS Launches New Tool To Help You Find Out if You’re Getting a Rebate From...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced on Friday that it has launched a new online tool to help you find out whether your health insurance company is required to pay you a...
View ArticleHealth Care Providers, Insurers & Employers Now Mostly Favor Health Care Law,...
New reporting published July 11 in the journal HealthAffairs has found that after the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the major part of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, President...
View ArticleHealthCare.gov Features 5 Prevention Resources for You and Your Family
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a Bulletin from HealthCare.gov on Friday, featuring links to five free Prevention Resources made available to you and your family because...
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