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Collected by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Archived since: Sep, 2013

Description:

This collection includes HHS news and announcements from 1991+.

Subject:   Government - US Federal Science & Health

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Title: Affordable Care Act helps 76 million Americans with private coverage access free preventive services

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/06/27/affordable-care-act-helps-76-million-americans.html

Description: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced today that about 76 million Americans in private health insurance plans are newly eligible to receive expanded coverage for one or more recommended preventive health care services, such as a mammogram or flu shot, without cost sharing, because of the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: HHS announces the availability of $100 million in Affordable Care Act funding to expand access to primary care through new community health centers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/07/08/hhs-announces-the-availability-of-100-million-in-affordable-care-act-funding-to-expand-access-to-primary-care-through-new-community-health-centers.html

Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today the availability of $100 million from the Affordable Care Act to support an estimated 150 new health center sites across the country in 2015.Â

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Title: New resources improve states' abilities to advance Medicaid payment and delivery system reform

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/07/14/new-resources-improve-states-abilities-to-advance-medicaid-payment-and-delivery-system-reform.html

Description: Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a new innovative collaboration with states to improve care for Medicaid beneficiaries by accelerating efforts in reforming their health care systems to improve health and care while reducing costs.

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Title: New Study: 10.3 million gained health coverage during the Marketplace's first annual open enrollment period

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/07/23/new-study-10-3-million-gained-health-coverage-during-the-marketplace-s-first-annual-open-enrollment-period.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the release of a new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, estimating that 10.3 million uninsured adults gained health care coverage following the first open enrollment period in the Health Insurance Marketplace.

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Title: Consumers have saved a total of $9 billion on premiums

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/07/24/consumers-have-saved-total-of-9-billion-on-premiums.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that consumers have saved a total of $9 billion on their health insurance premiums since 2011 as a result of the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: Over 8.2 million seniors have saved more than $11.5 billion on prescription drugs since 2010

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/07/29/over-8-2-million-seniors-have-saved-more-than-11-5-billion-on-prescription-drugs-since-2010.html

Description: Information released today by the Department of Health and Human Services shows that more than 8.2 million seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continue to enjoy prescription drug savings as a result of the Affordable Care Act, saving $11.5 billion since 2010.

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Title: Administration takes steps to ensure women's continued access to contraception coverage, while respecting religious-based objections

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/08/22/administration-takes-steps-to-ensure-womens-continued-access-to-contraception-coverage.html

Description: Today, the Administration took several steps to help ensure women, whose coverage is threatened, receive coverage for recommended contraceptive services at no additional cost, as they should be entitled to under the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: HHS announces $60 million to help consumers navigate their health care coverage options in the Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/09/08/hhs-announces-60-million-to-help-consumers-navigate-their-health-care-coverage-options-in-the-health-insurance-marketplace.html

Description: The Affordable Care Act is working for millions of Americans who are able to access quality health coverage at a price they can afford, in large part because of the efforts of in-person assisters in local communities across the nation.

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Title: Statements by Secretary Lew and Secretary Burwell on preparing for the upcoming tax season

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/08/statements-by-secretary-lew-and-secretary-burwell-on-preparing-for-the-upcoming-tax-season.html

Description: In preparation for the 2015 tax filing season, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department are putting in place resources to provide tax filers with the information and resources they need to get their questions answered.

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Title: Statement by HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on the Affordable Care Act

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/25/statement-by-hhs-secretary-sylvia-m-burwell-on-the-affordable-care-act.html

Description: Today's Supreme Court decision confirms that the Affordable Care Act's tax credits are available to all eligible Americans no matter where they live.

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Title: HHS Partners with LGBT Organizations to Promote Open Enrollment Activities during LGBT Week of Action

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/08/hhs-partners-with-lgbt-organizations-to-promote-open-enrollment-activities.html

Description: With the December 15 deadline for coverage starting in January 2016 fast approaching, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced partnerships with key national organizations to support LGBT outreach and enrollment efforts during 2016 Open Enrollment.

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Title: HHS partners with nation's largest pharmacies to promote Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/10/hhs-partners-nation-s-largest-pharmacies-promote-health-insurance-marketplace.html

Description: As the deadline for signing up for coverage starting January 1 approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced that HHS is collaborating with some of the nation's largest pharmacies to connect consumers with health coverage and encourage enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

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Title: HHS collaborating with national grocery and retail stores to promote Open Enrollment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/14/hhs-collaborating-with-national-grocery-and-retail-stores-to-promote-open-enrollment.html

Description: Today, with only one day left until the December 15th deadline for coverage beginning January 1, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a collaboration with national grocery and retail stores, connecting millions of consumers to affordable health coverage.

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Title: Statement by Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on the Affordable Care Act

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/18/statement-by-secretary-sylvia-m-burwell-on-the-affordable-care-act.html

Description: "We are off to a very strong start to Open Enrollment. We are seeing record demand, and our message of quality, affordable coverage is resonating."

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Title: Statement by HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on H.R. 3762

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/06/statement-hhs-secretary-sylvia-m-burwell-hr-3762.html

Description: "We are in the final weeks of Open Enrollment for 2016 under the Affordable Care Act and saw unprecedented demand for January 2016 coverage. Yet at the same time, we continue to see efforts to repeal the ACA and turn back the clock."

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Title: 11.3 million individuals nationwide are signed up through the Health Insurance Marketplaces

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/07/11-million-individuals-nationwide-are-signed-up-through-the-health-insurance-marketplaces.html

Description: According to a new report released today, more than 11.3 million people are signed up for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Title: New hospitals and health care providers join successful, cutting-edge federal initiative that cuts costs and puts patients at the center of their care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/11/new-hospitals-and-health-care-providers-join-successful-cutting-edge-federal-initiative.html

Description: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 121 new participants – representing 49 states and the District of Columbia – in Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) initiatives designed to improve the care patients receive in the health care system and lower costs.

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Title: Eight in 10 Marketplace customers in HealthCare.gov states qualify for a tax credit with an average value of nearly $300 per month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/21/eight-in-10-marketplace-customers-in-healthcaregov-states-qualify-for-tax-credit.html

Description: According to a new report released today, more than 8 in 10 people (83 percent) who selected or were automatically enrolled in a 2016 plan through the Marketplace qualify for a tax credit with an average value of $294 per month, or about 72 percent of the pre-tax credit premium.

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Title: HHS announces partnership with Lyft ahead of final Open Enrollment deadline

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/28/hhs-announces-partnership-lyft-ahead-final-open-enrollment-deadline.html

Description: With the final deadline to sign up for health insurance less than a week away, Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Logan Green, CEO of Lyft, announced a partnership to promote Open Enrollment.

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Title: FACT SHEET: About 12.7 million people nationwide are signed up for coverage during Open Enrollment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/04/fact-sheet-about-127-million-people-nationwide-are-signed-coverage-during-open-enrollment.html

Description: On January 31, Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage ended, with about 12.7 million consumers selecting plans or being automatically re-enrolled across all states, either through the HealthCare.gov platform or a State-based Marketplace, HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today.

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Title: 20 million people have gained health insurance coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, new estimates show

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/03/20-million-people-have-gained-health-insurance-coverage-because-affordable-care-act-new-estimates

Description: A new report released today finds that the provisions of the Affordable Care Act have resulted in  an estimated 20.0 million people gaining health insurance coverage between the passage of the law in 2010 and early 2016—an historic reduction in the uninsured.

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Title: HHS reaches goal of tying 30 percent of Medicare payments to quality ahead of schedule

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/03/hhs-reaches-goal-tying-30-percent-medicare-payments-quality-ahead-schedule.html

Description: Thanks to tools provided by the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 30 percent of Medicare payments are now tied to alternative payment models that reward the quality of care over quantity of services provided to beneficiaries, HHS announced today.

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Title: Nationwide the Health Insurance Marketplaces signed up 4.9 million new people during the third Open Enrollment period

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/11/nationwide-health-insurance-marketplaces-signed-49-million-new-people-during-third-open-enrollment.html

Description: According to a final enrollment report released today, Health Insurance Marketplaces nationwide signed up 4.9 million new customers for 2016 coverage during the third Open Enrollment period.

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Title: Independent experts confirm that diabetes prevention model supported by the Affordable Care Act saves money and improves health

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/23/independent-experts-confirm-diabetes-prevention-model-supported-affordable-care-act-saves-money.html

Description: HHS announced that the independent Office of the Actuary in CMS certified that expansion of the Diabetes Prevention Program, a model funded by the ACA, would reduce net Medicare spending.

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Title: New report shows Medicaid expansion can improve behavioral health care access

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/28/new-report-shows-medicaid-expansion-can-improve-behavioral-health-care-access.html

Description: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that states can greatly improve access to behavioral health services for residents by expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: HHS finalizes rule to improve health equity under the Affordable Care Act

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/13/hhs-finalizes-rule-to-improve-health-equity-under-affordable-care-act.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a final rule to advance health equity and reduce health care disparities.

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Title: Statement by Secretary Burwell on the National Health Interview Survey

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/17/statement-by-secretary-burwell-on-national-health-interview-survey.html

Description: Today's report is further proof that our country has made undeniable and historic strides thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: HHS Announces Physician Groups Selected for an Initiative Promoting Better Cancer Care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/29/hhs-announces-physician-groups-selected-initiative-promoting-better-cancer-care.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it has selected nearly 200 physician group practices and 17 health insurance companies to participate in a care delivery model that supports and encourages higher quality and more coordinated cancer care.

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Title: Secretary Burwell Highlights Bundled Payments, Future of Delivery System Reform in Florida

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/26/secretary-burwell-highlighs-bundled-payments-future-delivery-system-reform-florida.html

Description: JACKSONVILLE—Today, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell hosted an event in Florida to discuss the Obama Administration's ongoing work to improve the health care system to deliver better care at a lower cost.

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Title: Report: Unchanged Medical Costs Show Strength of Affordable Care Act's Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/11/report-unchanged-medical-costs-show-strength-affordable-care-act-s-marketplace.html

Description: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first data on how the Affordable Care Act's individual market risk pool evolved between 2014 and 2015.The report shows that per-enrollee medical costs in the ACA individual market were essentially unchanged in 2015, even as costs in the broader insurance market continued to rise. Moreover, the states with the highest enrollment growth saw significant reductions in per-enrollee medical costs. These findings suggest a year-over-year improvement in the ACA individual risk pool, with the Marketplace gaining healthier, lower-cost consumers as it grew

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Title: Medicaid expansion lowers Marketplace premiums by 7 percent

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/25/medicaid-expansion-lowers-marketplace-premiums-7-percent.html

Description: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that expanding Medicaid lowers Marketplace premiums by about 7 percent in those states.

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Title: New data show major improvements in health care access, affordability, and quality under the Affordable Care Act

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/14/new-data-show-major-improvements-health-care-access-affordability-and-quality-under-affordable-care

Description: New studies released this week show Americans are experiencing slower growth in health care premiums, increased access to coverage, and higher quality of care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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Title: Every Income Group Experienced Significant and Similar Drops in Uninsured Rates Under the Affordable Care Act

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/29/every-income-group-experienced-significant-and-similar-drops-uninsured-rates-under-aca.html

Description: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new research analyzing gains in health insurance coverage from 2010-2015 across key demographic categories of Americans: income, age, geography, race and ethnicity. The report finds that ACA coverage gains have been widely shared across groups. For example, the uninsured rate fell  by around 40 percent for Americans in all income groups for 2010 through 2015, including individuals with incomes above 400 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).

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Title: New analysis shows 2.5 million Americans currently buying individual health coverage off-Marketplace may be eligible for Affordable Care Act premium tax credits

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/04/new-analysis-shows-americans-currently-buying-individual-health-coverage-off-marketplace.html

Description: Since the Affordable Care Act became law, millions of Americans gained coverage or found more affordable options thanks to premium tax credits available through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that 2.5 million Americans who currently purchase off-Marketplace individual market coverage may qualify for tax credits if they shop for 2017 coverage through the Marketplace.  Six states (California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, and Pennsylvania) each have more than 100,000 individuals enrolled in off-Marketplace individual market coverage whose incomes may qualify them for Marketplace tax credits.

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Title: 13.8 million Americans expected to select Marketplace plans during the upcoming Open Enrollment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/19/13-8-million-americans-expected-to-select-marketplace-plans-during-the-upcoming-open-enrollment.html

Description: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced that she expects 13.8 million individuals to sign up for coverage through the Marketplaces during the upcoming Open Enrollment, showing continued robust growth. The projection was announced as part of her remarks highlighting the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) success in dramatically expanding access to coverage, and describing the Marketplace's role in the Administration's work to create a smarter health care system that puts Americans at the center of their care.

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Title: More Than 70 Percent of Consumers Can Find Marketplace Plans for Less than $75 Per Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/24/more-70-percent-consumers-can-find-marketplace-plans-less-75-month.html

Description: With window shopping beginning today, Health Insurance Marketplace consumers can now visit HealthCare.gov to check out their options for 2017 coverage in advance of the start of Open Enrollment on November 1.

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Title: HHS launches 2017 Open Enrollment, encourages Americans to shop for affordable coverage on HealthCare.gov

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/11/01/hhs-launches-2017-open-enrollment-encourages-americans-shop-affordable-coverage-healthcare-gov.html

Description: Today, HHS announced that the Health Insurance Marketplaces are open for business, and Americans can again shop for high-quality, affordable coverage on an open, transparent market. This year, most Marketplace consumers will again have plan options for less than $75 per month, thanks to financial assistance.

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