Topic: Kathleen Sebelius

Health provider partners may face privacy fines

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 Secretary Sebelius says she's confident health care bill will get enough votes to passU.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 ...
From Elmo to 'Happy Birthday' hand washing, kids learn their part in preventing spread of fluMention 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 ...

Quotations of the day

"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., ...
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. ...
Congressional liberals press for government-run health insurance optionCongressional 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 House members, ...
Biden tells seniors in Va. that profit motive is helping to push health care overhaulVice 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 ...
HHS Secretary Sebelius says all options remain on table for health care overhaulHealth 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 ...
AP Interview: HHS Sec. Sebelius says insurers won't prevail in blocking public health planThe 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 ...
HHS' Sebelius says proposed public health insurance no substitute for private plansHealth 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 ...
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