Affordable Care Act at 3: Holding Insurance Companies Accountable Enacted three years ago, the health care law is making the insurance market work better for you by prohibiting some of the worst insurance industry practices that have kept affordable health coverage out of reach for millions of Americans. As a former state insurance commissioner, I know that for too long, too many hard-working Americans paid the price for policies that handed free rein to health insurance companies. For … [Read more...]
Secretary Sebelius Introduces MyCare
Secretary Sebelius unveils “MyCare” stories Personal stories across the country show how the health care law is working for Americans Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled “MyCare,” a collection of online personal video and blog stories of Americans helped by the Affordable Care Act. MyCare is a new educational initiative to help inform Americans about new programs, benefits and rights under the health care law. Americans are encouraged to share their own … [Read more...]
AIDS.gov – Tobacco Control and HIV
Dr.Koh speaking to the press after the release of the Tobacco Strategy Yesterday, Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius , launched the first ever comprehensive tobacco control strategic action plan, Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: A Tobacco Control Strategic Action Plan (PDF) that outlines specific, evidence-based actions that will help create a society free of tobacco-related death and disease. During a press conference at George Washington … [Read more...]