Health Care Blog

The White House is hosting a day-long symposium to highlight the problem of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation tomorrow.

The event will be an interactive, open dialogue about how the Affordable Care Act is improving the health and quality of life for the nation’s senior citizens by strengthening the Medicare program:

Two insurers in California will pay out more than $50 million in rebates to nearly 1 million customers statewide later this summer

The Obama administration has announced an historic $156 million commitment to address what is needed to confront Alzheimer’s disease. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease is a roadmap that will help us meet our goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease by 2025

More than 20.4 million women with private health insurance have received preventive health services at no additional cost because of the Affordable Care Act.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies that did not spend at least 80 cents of every dollar paid in premiums in 2011 owe rebates to their their customers. According to early estimates from the Kaiser Family Foundation, insurance companies will provide 15.8 million Americans with $1.3 billion in rebates.

A new infographic highlights the Obama Administration’s anti-fraud efforts, which recovered $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars last year and have resulted in an increase in prosecutions: the number of individuals charged with fraud increased from 797 in fiscal year 2008 to 1,430 in fiscal year 2011 – a more than 75 percent increase.

Community health centers have added nearly 3,000 positions for nurses since 2009.

Nasrin Taei is proud to be making a difference in the lives of Americans through her work in biochemistry -- specifically, "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart-related abnormality, [that] is the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes at sporting events."

Early notification of potential disruptions in drug supply has made a huge difference in FDA's efforts: There has been a six-fold increase in early notifications from manufacturers, and they have been able to prevent 128 drug shortages, and we’re seeing fewer numbers of shortages occur – 42 new drugs in shortage reported in 2012, compared to 90 new shortages at this time last year.

The Obama Administration announced new grants made possible by the Affordable Care Act that will support 398 renovation and construction projects at Community Health Centers nationwide

The Affordable Care Act helps all Americans, including people with disabilities and seniors, live at home with the supports they need, rather than in nursing homes or other institutions, and participate in communities that value their contributions.

Joesph Mathis, founder and director of the Jobs Project, works on Sustainable Williamson -- a template for economic revitalization -- and is at the forefront of developing a comprehensive model that not only aids in “greening” the City of Williamson, but also pushes "the boundaries of sustainability by placing health and wellness at the center of the strategy."

Complications at birth are usually hard to deal with, and more than usually they are hard to pay for. Robyn's son Jax, who was born with serious genetic disorders, accumulated a $150,000 bill in his first day in the NICU, and if it weren't for the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition on lifetime dollar limits for coverage, they might have been denied assistance.