Standing upon the platforms of stewardship and compassion, Rev. Linda Hanna Walling, along with the Faithful Reform in Health Care interfaith coalition, vows to continue work helping to shape a more sustainable and inclusive health care future.
Josephine Underwood uses her voice and compassion for others to connnect with people on a personal level -- educating, engaging and empowering specific communities to take action in their own lives.
Director of the Health Access Coalition for the North Carolina Justice Center, Adam Searing applauds the Affordable Care Act and the improvements it has granted many people; but realizes that even at this two-year anniversary, there is still work to be done. Searing uses the stories of real people to convey what the legislation means in the lives of millions of Americans.
A provision in the Affordable Care Act has resulted in 2.5 million young Americans gaining insurance through their parents' plans. This new protection means that they will have the freedom to make career choices based on what they want to do, not on where they can get health insurance
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made it possible for many struggling Nevadans to gain access to and afford the same health programs the rest of the nation already used. Jan Gilbert, co-founder of the Northern Nevada Coordinator of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), has helped to publicize the positive role of ACA in individuals' lives, bearing in mind that sharing these victories will help bring light to the issues that still need improvement.
Thanks to the provision of the law allowing young adults to stay under their parent’s plans, Steven, a 21 year-old two-time cancer survivor, has the peace of mind that he can still have health insurance through his father’s plan at work
An additional 2.5 million young adults have health insurance because of the provision in the Affordable Care Act that allows them to stay on their parents’ plan until they turn 26.
Health and Human Services Cabinet Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, and Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, discuss the Affordable Care Act and how it protects America's graduating students.
March 20, 2012 at 6:16 PM ET by Kathleen Sebelius and Arne Duncan
Over 20 million women with private health insurance are receiving expanded preventive services with no cost-sharing, including mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, prenatal care, flu and pneumonia shots, and regular well-baby and well-child visits
Vanessa thought she had excellent health insurance, until her son was born with birth defects. He met his million-dollar lifetime limit and the family was told he was no longer eligble for insurance. The Affordable Care Act changed that.
Approximately 20.4 million women with private health insurance have received preventive health services such as mammograms and pap smears because of the Affordable Care Act.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responds to questions submitted by citizens through Twitter and Google+ on gas prices, tax breaks for oil companies and the Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act. Check out the video.
John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, highlights the numerous benefits that the Affordable Care Act has provided to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations.
Helen is a health/wellness coordinator, working with seniors older than herself at the senior center. They all face the same issues with the costs of staying healthy. “If it weren’t for the health care reform, many of our seniors would not get to a doctor or get mammograms.”
More than 5.1 million seniors and people with disabilities saved over $3.2 billion in drug costs, an average savings of $635 per person for seniors caught in the coverage gap known as the donut hole
Panelists at an event on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will discuss the intersection of HIV/AIDS, violence against women, and gender related health disparities.
Medscape, the largest source of online continuing education for physicians and health professionals, has developed a new curriculum that enables community health professionals to better meet the needs of military families. .
The Obama Administration releases a new source of data, Health Reform: Results in Your State, to show how the Affordable Care Act's benefits and protections are helping Americans across the country.
The second edition of "Tales of Excellence, Achievement and Mentorship" showcases Ariana Rojas, a student using mentorship to further her dreams of medical school.
Under health reform, we will reward doctors and hospitals that focus on spending time with patients, that better coordinate care, and that improve the quality of care patients are receiving while lowering costs
Today’s suspension of payments are part of efforts that recovered $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars last year; recoveries over the last three years total $10.7 billion.
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services released an updated annual report showing that in FY 2011 anti-fraud efforts have recovered more than $4.1 billion in fraudulent Medicare payments
February 24, 2012 at 8:00 PM ET by Marilyn Tavenner
The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan is helping 50,000 people with medical conditions access the health care they need but have been unable to afford without health insurance
While on the "Community College to Career" bus tour, Dr. Jill Biden and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis learn about the training of the next generation of nurses.
Wil Yu, Director of Innovations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the investments being made in health information technology and highlights new health IT training programs.
When doctors and hospitals use Health IT, it reduces errors, cuts paperwork, and lowers costs. Over the past 3 years, the Obama Administration has made it a top priority to make it easier for doctors and hospitals to adopt Health IT.
President Obama's Executive Order directing action to prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages is working: The Food and Drug Administration has prevented114 drug shortages so far.
