How does the health insurance reform legislation affect seniors? Sr Officials highlight some of the immediate benefits of health reform for America’s seniors before answering questions from the public. * HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius * Kathy Grennee, Assistant Secretary for Aging * Marilyn Tavenner, Principal Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) More info at www.HealthReform.gov We allow comments according to our comment policy newmedia.hhs.gov US Department of Health& Human Services www.hhs.gov
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Health Reform & Seniors (04/08/2010 Web chat)
Saturday, February 4th, 2012Health Care Reform Debate
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
University of Arkansas hosts a Health Care Reform Debate sponsored by the Federalist Society University of Arkansas School of Law. With Mr. Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute, Washington DC and Mr. Rob Leflar University of Arkansas School of Law; UAMS. on February 22, 2011
Obama Health Reform and Wait Times Visualization (In Lego!)
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
In 2006, Massachusetts passed health care reform that implemented a number of policies that are now being mirrored in the Obama health reform plan. The president has repeatedly claimed that his plan will lower health care costs but not decrease health care quality. This visualization looks at how the Massachusetts plan has panned out in terms of cost and wait times. Sources: Wait Times – Merrit Hawkins and Associates 2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times: www.merritthawkins.com Cost of Insurance Premiums – AHIP Center for Policy and Research Individual Health Insurance 2006-2007: A Comprehensive Survey of Premiums, Availability, and Benefits – www.ahipresearch.org
Weekly Address: Medicare Officially Safer After Health Reform
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
The President discusses a new Medicare Trustees report showing Medicare to be on much stronger footing as a result of the reforms in the Affordable Care Act. In addition, seniors are also already getting help with prescription drug costs when they fall into the infamous “donut hole.”
White House White Board: The Costs of Repealing Health Reform
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Stephanie Cutter, an Assistant to the President who has been working on implementing the health reform law, takes to the White House White Board to explain what repealing it would mean for family premium costs and American jobs.
The Impact of Health Reform on California
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Making Health Care Reform Work: The Impact of Health Reform on California Opening Remarks: Kevin Johnson Mayor, Sacramento, California Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) “A congressional update on the Affordable Care Act.” Moderator: Lisa Suennen Co-founder and Managing Member of Psilos Group Panelists: Diana Dooley Secretary, Health and Human Services Agency Cindy Ehnes Director, California Department of Managed Healthcare Paul Markovich Chief Operating Officer, Blue Shield of California Saumya Sutaria Director, McKinsey & Co. Sponsored by The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and the UC Sacramento Center For more information on this series, visit igs.berkeley.edu
As Health Reform Challenges Proceed, States Face Big Decisions
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org After four conflicting court rulings on the health care reform law, Ray Suarez looks at what’s next for states and patients with Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress and Thomas Miller of the American Enterprise Institute.
President Obama On the Passage of Health Reform
Monday, December 26th, 2011
President Obama speaks moments after the historic passage by the House of Representatives of the Senate’s health reform legislation.