Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

The Affordable Care Act - Stronger Benefits to Seniors, Billions in Savings This Year

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 04.30.2012

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Sec. Kathleen Sebelius

Two years ago, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. The president's health care law gives hard working, middle-class families security, makes Medicare stronger, and puts more money back in seniors' pockets.

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Health Equity Can't Wait

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 04.12.2012

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Sec. Kathleen Sebelius

April is National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the well-documented health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities, as well as highlight how the Affordable Care Act is reducing those disparities.

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Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 05.08.2012

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Sec. Kathleen Sebelius

Over the last three years, we've made significant strides in our fight against tobacco, and our efforts are paying off. But today's report is an important reminder to our nation that we have a lot more work to do to make tobacco death and disease part of our past.

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Medicare Premiums Rise Slightly For Most

AP | By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Good news for seniors: The government says Medicare's basic monthly premium will rise less than expected next year, by $3.50 for most. ...

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Lucia Graves

A Million Seniors Receive $250 Medicare Checks

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than a million Medicare beneficiaries have been issued $250 checks to help with prescription drugs costs, the Department of Health and Human Serv...

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Sebelius: Women Should Get Mammograms By Age 40

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wed...

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