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September 01, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that nearly 2,000 companies and unions have been accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, which was rolled out on Aug. 31.
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August 30, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the expansion of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Rural Community Hospital demonstration program.
August 30, 2010
Federal officials are combining forces, launching unprecedented sting operations and announcing they will be tougher than ever on Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
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August 24, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced more than $32 million in funding aimed at boosting access to healthcare service in rural areas.
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August 17, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced grant awards of $46 million for 45 States and the District of Columbia to help improve the oversight of proposed health insurance premium increases.
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August 13, 2010
Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Media and Democracy say recent reductions in medical spending by seven public insurers is a thinly-veiled attempt to keep expenses high and profits intact once new ACA medical loss ratio requirements kick in.
August 11, 2010
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the third round of one-time, tax-free $250 rebate checks have been mailed to eligible Medicare beneficiaries whose drug costs are so high they have reached the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage gap known as the “donut hole.”
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August 10, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the availability of up to $250 million in grants for new access points for the delivery of primary care services for underserved and vulnerable populations under the Health Center Program.
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August 06, 2010
The Medicare Trustees' annual report projects substantially lower annual increases in healthcare costs as a result of the Affordable Care Act for services provided by hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies.
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August 06, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $159.1 million in grants to healthcare workforce training programs.
August 04, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching the Get Covered. Get in the Game. initiative in seven pilot states across the country – Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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July 30, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday $51 million in grants to help states launch health insurance exchanges.
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July 27, 2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will make available $2.25 billion in state grants to support community-based alternatives to institutional long-term care.
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July 26, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $9 million in awards to support 15 preventive medicine residency programs at accredited schools of public health, schools of medicine and hospitals.
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July 22, 2010
Three federal agencies have combined to announce new regulations that would allow patients to appeal health plan denials and "help support and protect consumers and help end some of the worst insurance company abuses."
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July 22, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has awarded $88 million in grants, under the Affordable Care Act, to support evidence-based home visiting programs focused on improving the well-being of families with young children.
July 21, 2010
Despite the suggestion by some industry heavyweights, CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) did not roll ICD-10 into the Meaningful Use final rule.
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July 15, 2010
Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee are calling on their leader to set a confirmation hearing for the man who has taken the reins of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, which has an $800 billion annual budget.
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July 08, 2010
More rebate checks have been mailed to seniors who have entered the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole."
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July 02, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $96 million to increase diversity in the health professions workforce and encourage nurses to choose careers as nurse educators.
