Posts Tagged ‘Kathleen Sebelius’
Thursday, April 11th, 2013 by Erin Thurston


The HHS budget released yesterday calls for $1.5 billion to implement (at least in part) the federal exchange for 33 states. Despite Republican’s ongoing refusal to increase funding, with some creative financing HHS maintains “we’ll be ready. No matter what.” (more…)
Tags: ACA, Alaska health exchange, federal budget, federal exchange, Gary Cohen, health reform, HHS, Kathleen Sebelius
Posted in Alaska, Exchange, HHS, Medicaid, Policy, State of Reform, Washington DC |
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 by Erin Thurston

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she underestimated challenges and misinformation created by the slow roll-out of health care reform saying it’s a “state-by-state” political battle of information, especially in states where governors strongly oppose the reforms.

From Politico: (more…)
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Health Benefit Exchange, Health Care Reform, HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, Medicaid Expansion
Posted in Exchange, HHS, Medicaid, Washington DC |
HEALTH CARE: A LAUGHING MATTER
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. It might seem like an unlikely venue for a fruitful discussion on health care, but they actually had a decent conversation on the basics of the Affordable Care Act. You can watch the entire interview below:
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Health & Human Services, health reform, Jon Stewart, Kathleen Sebelius, The Daily Show
Posted in Commentary, Washington DC |