Speeches
Read recent health care speeches by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. To see all of the Secretary's speeches, visit HHS.gov. All remarks as prepared unless otherwise noted.
2012
July 31, 2012
Women’s Preventive Services Announcement - Washington, D.C.
July 26, 2012
Health Care Fraud Prevention Public-Private Partnership - Washington, D.C.
July 11, 2012
The Health Care Law Today and Tomorrow - Washington, D.C.
June 29, 2012
Affordable Insurance Exchanges Establishment Grants - Washington, D.C.
June 11, 2012
Seniors’ Health Town Hall - Washington, D.C.
June 7, 2012
Womens’ Health Town Hall - Washington, D.C.
May 31, 2012
Asthma Disparities Action Plan - Washington, D.C.
May 21, 2012
World Health Assembly Plenary Statement - Geneva, Switzerland
May 21, 2012
World Health Assembly LGBT Health Panel - Geneva, Switzerland
May 9, 2012
Health in Mind: Improving Education Through Wellness - Washington, D.C.
April 23, 2012
Doctors for America - Washington, D.C.
April 19, 2012
Atlantic Health Care Forum - Washington, DC
April 12, 2012
National Action Network National Convention - Washington, D.C.
April 4, 2012
Chicago Fraud Prevention Summit - Chicago, IL
March 16, 2012
White House Community Partnership Summit - Columbus, OH
February 28, 2012
ACS Cancer Action Network Essential Health Benefits Forum - Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2012
HCFAC Report Press Conference - Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2012
Families USA Health Action 2012 - Washington, D.C.
2011
December 14, 2011
2011 QualityNet Conference - Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2011
Fifth Annual National Conference on Health Disparities - Charleston, South Carolina
October 18, 2011
SEIU Nurse Leadership Conference - Washington, D.C.
October 17, 2011
National Coalition for LGBT Health - Washington, D.C.
September 29, 2011
Little Rock Healthy Food and Active Living Summit - Little Rock, Arkansas
September 12, 2011
National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities - Washington, D.C.
August 9, 2011
Senior Medicare Patrol National Conference - Washington, D.C.
July 26, 2011
Americans with Disabilities Act 21st Anniversary - Washington, D.C.
July 11, 2011
Affordable Insurance Exchanges Announcement - Washington, D.C.
June 27, 2011
2nd Annual National Accountable Care Organization Summit - Washington, D.C.
June 17, 2011
US Conference of Mayors - Baltimore, MD
June 7, 2011
National Disability Rights Network - Baltimore, MD
June 7, 2011
Hampton University 97th Annual Ministers’ Conference - Hampton, VA
June 6, 2011
Federal LGBT Youth Summit - Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2011
Fighting Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Increases - Washington, D.C.
May 18, 2011
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - Washington, D.C.
May 2, 2011
IOM Rosenthal Lecture - Washington, D.C.
April 25, 2011
Autism Awareness Month - Washington, D.C.
April 12, 2011
American Hospital Association - Washington, D.C.
April 12, 2011
Partnership for Patients Announcement - Washington, D.C.
April 8, 2011
National Action Network National Convention - New York, NY
March 29, 2011
US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit - Washington, D.C.
March 25, 2011
LISC 30th Anniversary Leadership Symposium - Washington, D.C.
March 25, 2011
LISC 30th Anniversary Leadership Symposium - Washington, D.C.
March 25, 2011
Solutions for Patient Safety - Columbus, OH
February 7, 2011
Kaiser Family Foundation Briefing on Long-term Care - Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2011
Fraud Press Conference - Washington, D.C.
2010
December 21, 2010
Rate Review Press Conference - Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2010
Institute for Healthcare Improvement: National Forum Orlando, Florida
November 29, 2010
Landon Lecture - Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
November 22, 2010
Medical Loss Ratio Regulations Rollout Event - Washington, D.C.
November 10, 2010
Tobacco Strategy Rollout Event - Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2010
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems - Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2010
Association of American Medical Colleges 2010 Annual Meeting - Washington, D.C.
November 5, 2010
New York Health Care Fraud Prevention Summit - Brooklyn, NY
October 19, 2010
Consumer Assistance Grants Press Conference - Washington, D.C.
October 4, 2010
National Summit on Health Care Quality and Value - Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2010
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy Conference - Washington, D.C.
September 13, 2010
US Conference on AIDS - Washington, D.C.
July 16, 2010
Regional Health Care Fraud Summit - Maimi, FL
July 14, 2010
20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act - Washington, D.C.
July 13, 2010
Meaningful Use Press Conference - Washington, D.C.
June 15, 2010
Affordable Care Press Conference - Washington, D.C.
May 27, 2010
Implementing the Affordable Care Act - Washington, D.C.
May 13, 2010
Health Care Fraud and the Affordable Care Act - Washington, D.C.