Sebelius

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act will provide additional funding to programs that help Medicaid beneficiaries move out of institutions—such as nursing homes—and into community set

Providers could be facing calls for cuts in benefits and demands for more effective drug purchasing in the wake of a letter from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to the nation's governors. Sebelius sent the missive as a reminder on ways states could more efficiently utilize their Medicaid programs.

The future of long-term care under specific provisions in the healthcare reform law will be the focus of a policy briefing at 10 a.m. (Eastern) Monday at the Kaiser Family Foundation's headquarters in Washington. The foundation also will conduct a panel discussion on Medicaid's role and the group's latest findings regarding long-term services for seniors and people with disabilities.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius must have seen "A Few Good Men." Her most recent move against the nation's Republican governors looks like a maneuver from Col. Nathan Jessup's playbook.

President Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius visited a seniors facility in Maryland yesterday to discuss prescription drug coverage, preventing fraud and impending changes to Medicare and Medicaid.

The nation's first nursing home rating system is an important tool for consumers, but changes can be expected, said the country's highest health official on Tuesday. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said criticism about always assigning certain percentages of facilities "excellent" or "failing" grades is "serious" and deserves further consideration.