Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015.  As the Affordable Care Act’s coverage provisions have taken effect, 17.6 million Americans have gained coverage, and, since 2010, we’ve reduced the uninsured rate in this country by 45 percent.  The nation’s uninsured rate now stands at its lowest level ever. But still, in communities across[Read More…]

HHS aims to sign up more than 1 out of every 4 uninsured consumers eligible for coverage Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015.  U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that she expects 10 million individuals to be enrolled in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Hillary Clinton, who has announced a series of proposals this month to defend and build upon the Affordable Care Act, released the following statement Tuesday calling for the repeal of the law’s so-called “Cadillac Tax” provision:   “The Affordable Care Act is working, plain and simple.[Read More…]

NEW  YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015. The percentage of women of reproductive age who were uninsured dropped sharply between 2013 and 2014, the first full year of implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The decrease among women aged 15–44, calculated by the Guttmacher Institute, mirrors broader national trends reported by the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and seven of their colleagues introduced legislation today to repeal a tax on certain health plans. Sanders opposed the provision when it was included in the Affordable Care Act, which was passed in 2010. “What was true then[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2015.  Hillary Clinton is outlining her aggressive new proposals to tackle the rising out-of-pocket medical costs American families are facing. Just yesterday, the Kaiser Foundation released a survey that found the average deductible for covered workers this year has grown nearly seven times faster than workers’ wages[Read More…]

A man using two canes is helped in the waiting area at Nuestra Clinica Del Valle in San Juan, Texas. Source: AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015.  New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today provide more support that the Affordable Care Act is working. The Census reported[Read More…]

Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015.  People with health insurance are more likely to have their high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure correctly diagnosed—and to have these chronic conditions under control—than similar uninsured people, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[Read More…]

Proposed rule implements new protections against sex discrimination; enhances language assistance; protects individuals with disabilities; and extends to insurers participating in Health Insurance Marketplaces Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015.  Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health[Read More…]

Candidates Including Walker, Rubio, Bush, Trump Fail to Explain A Real Alternative, Instead Rely Primarily on Repeal NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2015.  A day after Scott Walker and Marco Rubio restated their commitment to repealing the Affordable Care Act, Hillary for America released a new web video highlighting how repeal of[Read More…]