Health Secretary blocks easier access to morning-after pill

2011-12-07T15:00:24Z

(Reuters) - The health secretary overruled government scientists and refused to bring the controversial morning-after pill from behind the pharmacy counter and onto drugstore shelves.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday used her power to trump the

U.S. proposes direct patient access to lab tests

2011-09-12T12:00:47Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. medical patients would be able to get their laboratory test results directly from the labs rather than wait for a copy from their doctors under a new rule proposed by federal health officials.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Se...

U.S. to clarify how insurance exchanges will work

2011-07-11T07:00:40Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States deciding whether to set up health insurance exchanges will get more information on Monday when the Obama administration reveals more on how these complex marketplaces will work.

The federal government has so far given few details on this transformative part of the healthcare overhaul passed las...

Obama admin. hits back against health care repeal

2011-01-04T09:00:44Z

Sebelius says GOP's health care repeal would take away freedoms; put insurers back in charge

President Barack Obama's top health care official says Republican repeal of his overhaul law would take away personal freedoms and put power back in the hands of insurance companies.

Previewing the administration's counteratta...

Holder, Sebelius in Mass. for health fraud summit

2010-12-16T03:30:16Z

Holder, Sebelius hold summit in Boston on ways to reduce fraud in health care system

The U.S. attorney general and health secretary are convening a daylong summit in Boston to discuss ways to prevent fraud in the health care system.

Attorney General Eric Holder and Heal...

Kathleen Sebelius

2010-11-30T13:52:54Z

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The New Health Reform Bill & Your 20-something

2010-09-21T11:55:30Z

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ObamaCare Begins to Bite

2010-09-14T09:19:26Z

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Rural, Critical-Access Hospitals to Get $20 Million in HITECH Funds

2010-09-14T09:34:51Z

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Information Overload?

2010-09-11T23:29:00Z

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2010-11-02T12:43:30Z

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Health provider partners may face privacy fines

2010-07-08T10:45:50Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies that partner with hospitals and other health providers could face steep fines if they disclose private patient information under a new federal rule proposed on Thursday.

Billing companies, customer service contractors and other businesses regularly handle private health records, but currently, they are not liable for information breaches.

The proposed rule would treat these...

Obama Picks Sebelius for HHS

2010-11-02T14:03:29Z

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Your Chance To Ask Tough Questions of Health & Human Services Secretary Sebelius

2010-11-02T12:15:38Z

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About.com Is Going to Washington!

2010-11-02T12:15:43Z

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Medicare anti-fraud efforts net $2.5 billion

2010-11-02T12:43:12Z

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Health Reform for Your Child's Spine

2010-10-25T12:55:13Z

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Will health reform crack down on insurance companies?

2010-10-27T07:51:08Z

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Sebelius confident health care bill will pass

2010-06-26T03:11:39Z

Health Secretary Sebelius says she's confident health care bill will get enough votes to pass

U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that she's confident the House will have the votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care legislation, possibly as early as Friday.

"I think we're on track for a vote sometime this weeken...

Ask a top administration official your questions about health reform

2010-10-27T07:50:59Z

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Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Says Reform is Good For Business

2010-10-22T13:24:45Z

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Children learn their part in swine flu prevention

2010-04-16T09:34:25Z

From Elmo to 'Happy Birthday' hand washing, kids learn their part in preventing spread of flu

Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare.

But an increasing number of kids can tell you that the Sesame Street character "Elmo" sneezes properly into the crook of his arm, and if they sing the whole "ABCs" song while washing their hands they'll get them really clea...

House Committee Not Fond of Provision in Breach-Notification Bill

2010-10-24T10:00:34Z

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Americans get a B-minus on hand hygiene

2010-10-26T23:19:48Z

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Quotations of the day

2010-04-16T10:23:43Z

"He received a lot of reinforcement from those of us there today that we wouldn't vote for a bill that fails to rein in health costs and we wouldn't vote for a bill that increases the deficit." — Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., in an interview after a meeting with President Barack Obama.

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"There are other guys languishing in prison trying to get their voices heard. I feel l...

Biden: US closer than ever to health care reform

2010-04-16T10:43:26Z

Biden says health reform closer than ever despite 'all the shouting' and political 'turmoil'

Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday the nation has never been closer to substantial health care overhaul despite "all the shouting and all the political turmoil" of recent weeks.

Biden said restraining costs and insuring more people should unite fiscal conservatives and advocates for the poor behind the Congressional liberals press for government-run health insurance option

Congressional liberals are telling the Obama administration that a health overhaul bill cannot pass unless it includes a new government-run insurance option.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus, made up of more than 80 liberal ...

Biden: Health care reform driven by bottom line

2010-04-16T11:18:36Z

Biden tells seniors in Va. that profit motive is helping to push health care overhaul

Vice President Joe Biden says there has never been a better time to overhaul the nation's health care system because the industry now recognizes that helping the uninsured will ultimately bolster its bottom line.

Biden joined Health and Human Services Secretary Ka...

Sebelius: All options on table for health plan

2010-04-16T11:23:12Z

HHS Secretary Sebelius says all options remain on table for health care overhaul

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the administration wants a health care overhaul this year but is still leaving the details to Congress.

Sebelius said on Sunday that a health care overhaul "needs to be owned by the House and the Senate" and won't be dictated by

'Georgetown University professor to oversee CHIP, Medicaid'

2010-11-02T12:42:36Z

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AP Interview: Sebelius says public plan to survive

2010-04-16T11:47:40Z

AP Interview: HHS Sec. Sebelius says insurers won't prevail in blocking public health plan

The insurance lobby won't be able to block a public health plan because most Americans realize they would be better off if the industry had competition, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday as congressional committees worked to shape legislation.

In an interview with

HHS' Sebelius touts Obama health insurance plan

2010-04-16T11:50:08Z

HHS' Sebelius says proposed public health insurance no substitute for private plans

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday that Americans need a new government-sponsored insurance plan to guarantee choice and competition — especially in rural America.

"What the president feels is important is to have some competition and to have a choice," Sebelius said at a round-ta...

Sebelius Congratulates New FDA Commissioner Peggy Hamburg

2010-10-24T09:14:29Z

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As Medicare Feels Pinch, Sebelius Puts Health-Reform Odds at 75-25

2010-10-24T09:55:46Z

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U.S. Reverses Course on Closing Schools to Thwart Flu

2010-10-23T23:38:39Z

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US officials to take Web questions from worried

2010-04-16T12:46:58Z

US to host Webcast to directly answer questions from the average people

U.S. health officials want to hear from average people worried about the new swine flu.

On Thursday, the nation's top officials dealing with the flu emergency will host a Webcast taking questions directly from the public.

To participate, e-mail questions to "hhsstudio@hhs.gov," and then log on at 1 p.m. EDT to http://www.hhs.gov or http://www.cdc.gov.

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Sebelius confired as HHS secretary

2010-10-23T23:09:43Z

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Senate confirms health secretary nominee

2010-06-25T23:15:23Z

Senate confirms Obama's health secretary pick; swine flu prompts calls for quick vote

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the nation's health and human services secretary, thrusting her into the middle of a public health emergency with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans.

The 65-31 confirmation vote came after US Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee to be health and human services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, against the backdrop of global swine flu fears.

The lawmakers voted 65-31 to approve Sebelius to the post amid concerns that gaps in senior Kathleen Sebelius won Senate committee approval as health secretary over Republican opposition Tuesday, putting her on track for a final Senate vote in coming days.

Her expected confirmation would complete President Barack Obama's Cabinet, which held its first formal meeting Monday without Sebelius there.

The Senate committee to vote Tuesday on HHS secretary nominee Kathleen Sebelius

A Senate committee has scheduled a vote for Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nominee for health and human services secretary, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

The Senate F...

Senate committee sets vote on health secretary

2010-04-16T15:36:28Z

A Senate committee has scheduled a vote for Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nominee for health and human services secretary, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

The Senate Finance Committee will vote on sending Sebelius' nomination to the full Senate. She's expected to...

GOP senator: Tax errors shouldn't bar HHS nominee

2010-04-16T15:51:27Z

Senior Republican senator says tax errors shouldn't disqualify HHS nominee Sebelius

A $7,000 tax mistake shouldn't disqualify Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius from serving as the nation's top health official, a key Republican senator said Wednesday. Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa tol...

GOP senator: tax errors shouldn't bar HHS nominee

2010-04-16T15:51:20Z

A $7,000 tax mistake shouldn't disqualify Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius from serving as the nation's top health official, a key Republican senator said Wednesday.

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa told home state reporters in a conference call that he felt Sebelius made "a good-faith effort" to pay he...

Sebelius Runs Into Tax Problems, But Daschle’s Were Bigger

2010-10-23T22:23:57Z

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McCain presses Sebelius on health care tax credit

2010-04-16T15:52:55Z

McCain seeks Sebelius' support on health care tax credit, she declines to back plan

Republican Sen. John McCain is asking President Barack Obama's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary if she would support giving Americans a $5,000 tax credit for health insurance — the same plan he offered during his failed presidential bid.

Obama names health secretary Sebelius on Monday to tackle problems with Medicare, FDA

President Barack Obama turned to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Monday to help him overhaul a health care system whose cost has risen four times as fast as people's wages in recent years.

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2010-10-23T21:10:58Z

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Sebelius Ran Into Health-Reform Roadblocks in Kansas

2010-10-23T21:10:58Z

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Problems face Sebelius if she is next health chief

2010-06-26T01:58:15Z

A health care system overhaul, weak finances in Medicare, lapses in food safety. Those challenges and more await Kathleen Sebelius as President Barack Obama's health secretary.

Gaining confirmation from the Senate would be the Kansas governor's first hurdle. She has clash...

Food Labeling Sebelius

2010-11-12T10:35:38Z

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during during a global obesity summit, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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FDA Tobacco

2010-11-10T09:31:56Z

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius gestures during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, to release proposed warning graphics that will appear on cigarette packaging. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Obama

2010-11-04T08:41:43Z

President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters after meeting with his staff and Cabinet members in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. From left are, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius,

Health Care Poll

2010-09-25T08:30:20Z

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, speaks at a private residence in Falls Church, Va. Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and ...

Medicare Sleuths

2010-08-08T02:00:14Z

FILE - In this July 16, 2010, file photo Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, right, tours an office building with HHS Office of Inspector General Office of Investigations Special Agent Omar Perez, left, and Special Agent ...

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Rural, Critical-Access Hospitals to Get $20 Million in HITECH Funds

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Obama Picks Sebelius for HHS

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Medicare anti-fraud efforts net $2.5 billion

Health Reform for Your Child's Spine

Will health reform crack down on insurance companies?

Sebelius confident health care bill will pass

Ask a top administration official your questions about health reform

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Says Reform is Good For Business

Children learn their part in swine flu prevention

House Committee Not Fond of Provision in Breach-Notification Bill

Americans get a B-minus on hand hygiene

Quotations of the day

Biden: US closer than ever to health care reform

Biden: Health care reform driven by bottom line

Sebelius: All options on table for health plan

'Georgetown University professor to oversee CHIP, Medicaid'

AP Interview: Sebelius says public plan to survive

HHS' Sebelius touts Obama health insurance plan

Sebelius Congratulates New FDA Commissioner Peggy Hamburg

As Medicare Feels Pinch, Sebelius Puts Health-Reform Odds at 75-25

U.S. Reverses Course on Closing Schools to Thwart Flu

US officials to take Web questions from worried

Sebelius confired as HHS secretary

Senate confirms health secretary nominee

Senate committee sets vote on health secretary

GOP senator: Tax errors shouldn't bar HHS nominee

GOP senator: tax errors shouldn't bar HHS nominee

Sebelius Runs Into Tax Problems, But Daschle’s Were Bigger

McCain presses Sebelius on health care tax credit

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Food Labeling Sebelius

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