Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury Highlight ACA Benefits
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary Hilda Solis of the Department of Labor, and Secretary Timothy Geithner of the Department of the Treasury
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Cost, Coverage, Delivery System Reforms, Insurance, Policy Implementation, Prevention & Wellness, Quality & Safety
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Executive Actions and Reports
On January 5, 2011, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary Hilda Solis of the Department of Labor, and Secretary Timothy Geithner of the Department of the Treasury sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to detail some of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act in response to efforts to repeal the law. Some of these benefits include: opening the insurance market to all Americans; making health insurance more affordable, increasing transparency and accountability in the insurance market, and bolstering the rights of the insured. The ACA also strengthened Medicare by closing the “donut hole,” providing free preventive services, and improving fraud prevention, quality improvement and cost containment efforts. The Secretaries urge Speaker Boehner to remember these benefits and the risk of returning to the pre-ACA health system in the 112th Congress.
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