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Health Reform Features and Events - September 20092010 - June | May | April | March | February | January 2009 - December | November | October | September | August | July | June | May
On Wednesday, September 23, Vice President Biden and Secretary Sebelius released a report on strengthening Medicare at a town hall with seniors in Maryland.
On Tuesday, September 22, Secretary Sebelius joined NCAA basketball coaches, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and members of Congress at a rally for health insurance reform, where she released a new report highlighting the devastating impact the current health care system can have on Americans with cancer and their families and how health insurance reform will help.
On Thursday, September 17, Secretary Sebelius discussed the details of new medical liability demonstration projects that will put patient safety first and let doctors focus on practicing medicine.
On Thursday, September 17, President Obama held a rally at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he spoke to an enthusiastic crowd about his plan for health insurance reform.
On Thursday, September 17, Secretary Sebelius released a report detailing the need for comprehensive health reform among the young adult population. Thirty percent of young adults (ages 18-30) are currently uninsured.
On Thursday, September 17, Secretary Sebelius announced a $650 million initiative from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create community-based prevention and wellness programs.
On Wednesday, September 16, Secretary Sebelius released a state-by-state analysis of new census data, which confirms that health insurance reform cannot wait another year.
On Wednesday, September 16, Secretary Sebelius, Governor Jim Douglas (R-VT), and White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle announced a new demonstration program that will allow Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers to join together in advanced state-based primary care programs, including medical homes.
On Tuesday, September 15, President Obama addressed an enthusiastic crowd of workers at the AFL-CIO Convention in Pittsburgh, PA about his plan for health insurance reform.
On Saturday, September 12, President Obama addressed a crowd of 13,000 in Minneapolis, MN about the importance and benefits of health insurance reform.
On Saturday, September 12, President Obama, in his weekly address, discussed a new report from the Treasury Department indicating that approximately half of all Americans under 65 will lose their health coverage at some point in the next 10 years, and pledged to change this trend.
On Friday, September 11, Secretary Sebelius announced that $33 million will be allotted from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand the training of health care professionals, addressing the current primary care workforce shortage.
On Thursday, September 10, Secretary Sebelius addressed the University of Chicago on the risks of losing employer-sponsored health insurance. One in six Americans that had employer-based insurance in 2006 lost their coverage by 2008.
Health care costs doubled from 1996 to 2006, and are projected to rise to 25 percent of GDP in 2025. As a result of skyrocketing health care costs and challenging economic times, Americans are finding stable sources of quality health insurance coverage harder and harder to find.
On Thursday, September 10, White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle took questions in a live online chat via Yahoo! News and Twitter the day after the President’s Address to Congress.
On Wednesday, September 9, President Obama addressed a Joint Session of Congress about his plan for health insurance reform. The President highlighted the need for a health care system that provides stability and security for every American.
On Thursday, September 3, Secretary Sebelius visited Maine to discuss the benefits of health insurance reform for older and senior women. |
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