At a Health Datapalooza session, former HHS head Kathleen Sebelius looked back on lessons learned in 2009 when the Affordable Care Act was moving through Congress. She cautioned the Biden administration against leaning on bipartisanship when restoring the healthcare law.
Kathleen Sebelius is leaving her post as Secretary of Health with a mixed legacy because she wasn’t able to effectively meet the enormous challenges of the role. Could anyone? It’s doubtful. But nobody ever said making the biggest changes to healthcare in nearly 50 years was going to be a cakewalk. Still, the mark of […]
With the resignation of Kathleen Sebelius and the expected nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to the role of Health and Human Services secretary, the Obama administration has the chance to turn over a new leaf in the so-far bumpy road to ACA implementation. President Barack Obama is expected to announce the nomination of Burwell, director […]
The White House announced Thursday evening that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning. Barack Obama will nominate Sylvia Burrell, director of the Office of Management and Budget in her stead. Sebelius claimed that sign-ups for Obamacare insurance had reached a critical milestone of 7.5 million only a couple of weeks after the […]
Last October, dozens of professional societies and other organizations, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Cardiology and the American Medical Association, sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, expressing concern over medical journals and textbooks having to be reported under the Sunshine […]
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call’s Emily Ethridge discuss HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s latest testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, which also included updates on steps officials are taking to solve problems with the health law’s online insurance exchange. Your browser does not support the audio element. >> Click here to download audio of […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Our synopsis of Dave Kellogg’s critique of Oracle DBA lifers has generated a great conversation. This post is a comment from HIT consultant Barbara Duck. I have nothing against MarkLogic and actually did a nice write up on how CMS is using the search engine/data base combination to find fraud with a Cray utility. It’s […]
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius tried to stem the fallout over HealthCare.gov web woes and canceled health insurance plans before a House committee hearing today. Although the patter was a bit of a repeat from CMS executive Marilyn Tavener’s hearing yesterday, it did offer a few morsels of weirdness. NixonGate: Former speaker […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius faces the House Energy and Commerce Committee this morning at 10. It will be painful to watch or a good bit of sport, depending on your opinion of the Affordable Care Act. Wonder if she will be asked (as CMS chief Marilyn Tavenner was yesterday) if she has […]
Obamacare returned to Saturday Night Live this weekend. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had some advice about how to cope with the frustrations of using healthcare.gov. Here are my favorites: 1. “Try the low-res version of our website.” 2. From the FAQ: “Does Obamacare cover mental health issues caused by using this website?” […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Despite Representative Paul Ryan‘s (R-Wis.) call to see HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius‘ job on the chopping block, the idea of an impossible confirmation hearing keeps her safe. The Obamacare website has heard anything but good news the past few weeks. Though the president and Sebelius point to the “good product” (i.e. health insurance) that’s available […]
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told Dr. Sanjay Gupta President Barack Obama was never told about the website test-run crash or insurers’ concerns before the Oct. 1 Obamacare roll-out. Sebelius said President Barack Obama didn’t hear that there may be problems with the sign-up portal for his signature health care law until […]
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart opened his interview with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius last night with a challenge. "I’m going to try and download every movie ever made, and you’re going to try to sign up for Obamacare, and we’ll see which happens first." The interview started off light-hearted, but Stewart - a usual supporter of healthcare reform - was determined to get some answers to his question about why the employer mandate was delayed a year but the individual mandate wasn’t.
The federal government is open to expanding Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act in a way that is more tailored to Texas' preferences, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday while visiting Austin City Hall. Secr...
For years, seniors in Medicare have been told that if they don't improve when getting physical therapy or other skilled care, that care won't be paid for. No progress, no Medicare coverage -- unless the problem got worse, in which case the treatment co...
