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Acting Quickly to Create a Better Health Care System for Americans

Secretary Sebelius explains how health reform will increase health security.
April 6, 2010 at 7:45 PM ET by Jesse Lee

Double-Dipping Explained

There has been a lot discussion about reports that some businesses are expecting some additional costs from health reform. Today a New York Times editorial elaborates on the issue.
April 6, 2010 at 9:55 AM ET by Dan Pfeiffer

Not in Health Reform: "16,500 Armed Bureaucrats"

Linda Douglass with the Office of Health Reform debunks one of the more absurd myths we've heard.
April 2, 2010 at 10:12 AM ET by Linda Douglass

Health Reform, One Week Later

President Obama explains how small businesses will benefit from health reform this year.
April 1, 2010 at 6:47 PM ET by Jesse Lee

What Health Reform Means for You and Your Community

Looking for a different take on how health reform affects your community than what you've found in our Health Reform section? We've compiled some fact sheets that might help.
April 1, 2010 at 4:00 PM ET by Jesse Lee

Seniors Can Rest Assured

Linda Douglass debunks misinformation about how health reform will affect seniors.
April 1, 2010 at 1:50 PM ET by Linda Douglass

Big Benefits for Small Businesses in Health Reform

Gene Sperling, advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury, explains the new small business health tax credit going into effect this year and retroactive to January 1, 2010.
April 1, 2010 at 10:47 AM ET by Gene Sperling

Selective Health Reform Studies Misleading Young Adults

Linda Douglass with the White House Office of Health Reform debunks yet another misleading analysis of health reform's effects on premiums.
March 30, 2010 at 8:42 PM ET by Linda Douglass

Taking Your Questions About Health Reform

Join Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and SBA Administrator Karen Mills during a live chat to get answers to your questions about health reform.
March 30, 2010 at 5:56 PM ET by Karen Mills

"A Great Battle Pitting the Interests of the Banks and Financial Institutions Against the Interests of Students"

President Obama signs legislation to finalize health reform and reform student loans to make them work for students, not for banks and middlemen.
March 30, 2010 at 1:23 PM ET by Jesse Lee

Support for Caregivers in Health Care Reform

Learn how health reform and the Middle Class Task Force will help family caregivers.
March 29, 2010 at 11:12 AM ET by Terrell McSweeny

Weekly Address: Two Major Reforms on Health Care & Higher Ed

The President looks back on a week that saw the passage of two major sets of reforms: one putting Americans in control of their own health care, and one ensuring student loans work for students and families, not as subsidies for bankers and middlemen.
March 27, 2010 at 6:00 AM ET by Jesse Lee

Health Reform and America’s Businesses: The Bottom Line

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke address the implications from some large businesses that health reform will increae their costs.
March 25, 2010 at 5:35 PM ET by Secretary Gary Locke

The President in Iowa City: "We're Not Going Back, This Country's Moving Forward"

The President returns to the place where he first announced his plan for health reform back in May of 2007.
March 25, 2010 at 5:15 PM ET by Jesse Lee

What "Repeal" Would Do Away With

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer takes on the House Minority Leader's call for "repeal."
March 25, 2010 at 4:17 PM ET by Dan Pfeiffer

Live from Iowa City

The President is traveling to Iowa City to discuss what health insurance reform will mean for small businesses and American families. Watch live at 2:00 PM EST.
March 25, 2010 at 1:32 PM ET by Kori Schulman

22 Pens

White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown describes the role of her office and explains why the President used 22 pens to sign health reform into law.
March 25, 2010 at 12:07 PM ET by Lisa Brown

For Victims of Domestic Violence, Health Care is a Lifeline

As a result of health reform, women who are victims of domestic violence will have better access to health care and will no longer face pre-existing condition discrimination.
March 23, 2010 at 5:50 PM ET by Lynn Rosenthal

What's in the Health Care Bill?

While the media are focusing on the political implications of health insurance reform, most Americans just want to know how it will affect them. You can find a number of resources right here on WhiteHouse.gov.
March 23, 2010 at 4:37 PM ET by Macon Phillips

"On Behalf of My Mother"

The President made it official: things are going to change quite a bit between Americans and their health insurance companies. The President signed health reform into law, with a package of fixes not far behind, and in the process created a future for the country in which Americans and small businesses are in control of their own health care, not the insurance industry.
March 23, 2010 at 1:33 PM ET by Jesse Lee

A Historic Livestream

This afternoon President Obama will sign the most significant health insurance reform bill this country has seen in decades. Watch it live on WhiteHouse.gov.
March 23, 2010 at 10:25 AM ET by Kori Schulman

Reform Begins

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer lays out some of the immediate benefits of health reform.
March 22, 2010 at 8:36 AM ET by Dan Pfeiffer

This is What Change Looks Like

After a historic vote in the House to send health reform to the President, he speaks to all Americans on the change they will finally see as they are given back control over their own health care.
March 22, 2010 at 12:04 AM ET by Jesse Lee

One More Step Towards Health Insurance Reform

Today, the President announced that he will be issuing an executive order after the passage of the health insurance reform law that will reaffirm its consistency with longstanding restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion.
March 21, 2010 at 4:16 PM ET by Dan Pfeiffer

Fiscal Realities

OMB Director Peter Orszag gives a final look at the fiscal realities of health reform prior to the House vote.
March 21, 2010 at 3:05 PM ET by Peter Orszag

Putting the Concerns of Our Veterans and Our Troops to Rest

Tammy Duckworth, Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs, sets the record straight on some of the worst misinformation out there about health reform.
March 21, 2010 at 2:47 PM ET by Tammy Duckworth

Knocking Down What They Make Up

Increasingly desperate opponents of health reform continue their effort to shift the debate from the popular aspects of reform, such as more consumer protections for people, competitive marketplaces that offer small businesses health insurance at reasonable rates, and the reduction of overall health care costs over time. Instead, opponents of reform often choose to invent wild claims without any regard for evidence or accuracy.
March 21, 2010 at 12:51 PM ET by Macon Phillips

"Make True on that Promise"

In his remarks to the House Democratic Caucus yesterday, President Obama put the upcoming health insurance reform effort into a larger context with some powerful thoughts about how he got invovled in politics and what moments like now mean for the country.
March 21, 2010 at 11:31 AM ET by Macon Phillips

Local Papers Across the Country Weigh in for Reform

Local editorials across the country call for health care reform.
March 19, 2010 at 6:35 PM ET by Jesse Lee

Working the Phones

In the work week leading up to the House vote on health reform, the President held 64 meetings or phone calls with Members of Congress on health insurance reform. See a photo of one such call on the way back from his speech in Virginia.
March 19, 2010 at 5:35 PM ET by Jesse Lee