Posted by Katelyn Sabochik Earlier today, President Obama sent a message to the White House email list about ending our combat mission and drawing down the number of troops in Iraq. Check out the email below. You can sign up to receive periodic updates from the President and other senior administration officials here. Good afternoon, [...]
Posted by Jesse Lee On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, President Obama promises to protect it from Republican leaders in Congress who have made privatization a key part of their agenda. He makes clear that, especially in light of the financial crisis, gambling Social Security on Wall Street makes no sense.
Posted by Stephanie Cutter As we know from last week’s Medicare Trustees report, the Affordable Care Act will strengthen Medicare by extending the Trust Fund for 12 years — the largest extension in history — and cut costs for seniors. The new law will also save Medicare $575 billion over the next ten years and provisions [...]
Posted by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius If you or a loved one are one of the millions of seniors who fall into the “donut hole” every year, help is on the way thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Most Americans know about the “donut hole” – the coverage gap in Medicare Part D where beneficiaries have to [...]
Posted by Dan Pfeiffer In April, President Obama nominated Dr. Donald Berwick to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Many Republicans in Congress have made it clear in recent weeks that they were going to stall the nomination as long as they could, solely to score political points. But with [...]
Posted by Gary Locke Today, the Department of Health and Human Services began accepting applications for a program that provides much needed financial relief for employers – as well as unions and state and local governments – providing coverage to early retirees. The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program will provide $5 billion in financial assistance to [...]
Posted by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius The Affordable Care Act created a number of important new benefits for seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries. On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed regulation that takes us a step closer to making those promised benefits a reality. Under the provisions of this proposed rule, [...]
Posted by Nancy-Ann DeParle Early this morning the President signed H.R. 3962, which prevents a 21-percent pay cut for doctors participating in Medicare. Had Congress failed to act, some physicians would have been forced to stop taking Medicare patients. That’s not an outcome that the President can accept. The pay-cut fix is retroactive to June 1, [...]
Posted by Stephanie Cutter Yesterday, seniors across the country participated in President Obama’s tele-town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act. Tens of thousands of seniors listened or watched the event while others gathered at more than 100 watch parties, some of which were attended by senior Obama Administration officials. Watch the full event, with direct links [...]
Posted by Jesse Lee Read the Transcript | Download Video: mp4 (673MB) | mp3 (65MB) Watch the full video above or jump directly to the following sections by clicking the links below (questions are paraphrased): Secretary Sebelius welcomes the crowd The President gives opening remarks Why does it take 10 years to close the doughnut hole completely? Will Medicare [...]
Posted by Jesse Lee One of the most interesting moments during the debate on health reform last year was the President’s tele-town hall with the AARP. It was a moment when disinformation was flying fast and furious from opponents of reform, and it was a unique opportunity to sit down and go through the concerns that seniors [...]
Posted by Stephanie Cutter Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced new information regarding a program in the Affordable Care Act that will make it easier for large employers to provide health benefits to early retirees who aren’t eligible for Medicare. The $5 billion early retiree reinsurance program will provide resources to businesses [...]
Posted by Nikki Sutton A key principle of the President’s health reform legislation is to help ensure that American seniors have the dignified care they deserve. That’s why some of the immediate benefits of health reform include free preventive care for Medicare and a temporary re-insurance program to offset the costs of expensive premiums for early retirees, [...]
Posted by Tobin Marcus The Middle Class Task Force recently announced a number of initiatives that are designed to strengthen the retirement system and help provide a more secure retirement to millions of American workers. These initiatives are part of President Obama’s FY 2011 budget, and this Administration will be working hard with Congress to get [...]
