Topic: Kathleen Sebelius
AP Features | 2010-02-12 17:03:19
<div><p>The Obama administration on Friday announced $975 million in grants to help states, doctors and hospitals move from paper to computerized record-keeping.</p><p>Studies show electronic medical records help reduce medical errors and improve the quality of patient care. The grant money comes from the economic stimulus passed by ...
AP News | 2010-02-12 14:40:44
<div id="subtitle">Obama says premium hikes by WellPoint are reason for reform, insurer blames recession, costs</div><div><p>Health insurer WellPoint blames the Great Recession and rising medical costs for its planned 39 percent rate increase for some California customers. To President Barack Obama, however, it's Exhibit A in ...
AP News | 2010-02-11 22:12:01
FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sebelius said Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, "it remains difficult to understand" how premium increases of that size can be ...
AP Features | 2010-02-11 16:57:08
<div><p>The government's top health official isn't buying a major health insurer's explanation for double-digit premium hikes in the nation's most populous state.</p><p>HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday "it remains difficult to understand" how WellPoint can justify premium increases of as much as 39 ...
