Topic: Kathleen Sebelius

Lawmakers want Medicare ad pulled

American Medical Association News - 539 days ago
A group of Republican senators have taken exception to a television advertising campaign that promotes the benefits of the health system reform law on seniors. In an Aug. 3 letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the senators wrote that they believe the ...

Trustees Say* Medicare Fund Will Now Run Out in 2029 (*With Caveats)

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 549 days ago
The Medicare and Social Security trustees have spoken - and their headline findings line up with what HHS head Kathleen Sebelius already said earlier Monday: (The CMS report released earlier this week details the source of those savings. Those improvements to the ...

Will Health-Care Overhaul Keep Medicare Solvent Until 2029?

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 552 days ago
HHS head Kathleen Sebelius today said Medicare savings provisions included in the health-care overhaul will help extend the solvency of the program's trust fund by a dozen years, from 2017 to 2029.. The report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Past time for reform

Las Vegas Sun - 691 days ago
Next weeks health care votes could be pivotal moment in Congress Democrats are planning to move as early as next week to hold what could be the deciding votes to pass health care reform, possibly capping off a year of acrimonious debate ...
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Medicare, Medicaid spent $54 billion too much in 2009, White House says

American Medical Association News - 795 days ago
Improper payments for health care made up a large portion of the $98 billion the federal government spent inappropriately in fiscal 2009. The Nov. 17 report concluded that Medicare fee for service improperly spent $24 billion in fiscal 2009, a rate equivalent ...

Health care status quo unacceptable: US official

AFP Global Edition - 966 days ago
The United States' unwieldy health care system is " unsustainable," US health secretary Kathleen Sebelius warned Sunday as she ramped up calls to back President Barack's Obama health reform plans. It's unacceptable, unsustainable," said Sebelius, who leads the Department of Health and ...
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