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Selected HHS Blog Posts

#CoverageMatters: Finding Health Care in a Gig Economy
Read a blog post about Dana Bigelow’s #CoverageMatters story.
January 18, 2017
By: Dana Bigelow, Hayward, California
The Affordable Care Act is great for those of us who are working in the gig economy or trying to grow our own business, big or small.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act | Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov | #CoverageMatters
#CoverageMatters: Getting Good Care for My Physical and Mental Health
Read a blog post about Graceanne’s #CoverageMatters story.
January 17, 2017
By: Graceanne Parks, Springfield, Missouri
I can’t imagine going back to a time without the ACA. I can’t imagine not having affordable insurance that covers my mental health and physical health.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act | Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov | women’s health | #CoverageMatters
#CoverageMatters: Health Insurance Is No Mystery to this Rural Maine Writer
Read a blog post about Elizabeth’s #CoverageMatters story.
January 13, 2017
By: Elizabeth Hand, Lincolnville, Maine
Because of the Affordable Care Act, and my new Marketplace insurance, I could get a colonoscopy as a preventive service at no additional cost.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act | Health Care
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov | women’s health | #CoverageMatters
Strengthening Medicare for current and future generations
Read an HHS Blog.
January 13, 2017
By: Nancy Griswold, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals and Constance B. Tobias, Chair, Departmental Appeals Board
Today, we’re taking action to reduce the number of pending appeals and encourage the resolution of cases earlier in the Medicare appeals process.
Posted In:
Medicare and Medicaid
Tagged:
Medicare appeals
#CoverageMatters: The ACA Helped Me Make My Side Gig My Main Gig
Read a blog post about Kathy’s #CoverageMatters story.
January 12, 2017
By: Kathy Cano-Murillo, Phoenix, Arizona
Having insurance offers so much peace of mind and allows us to focus on making our business a success.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act | Health Care
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov | women’s health | #CoverageMatters
#CoverageMatters: Artists Day of Action
Read a blog post about Kelley Deal’s #CoverageMatters story.
January 12, 2017
By: Kelley Deal, Dayton, Ohio
If you are a musician, writer, actor, painter, poet, sculptor, or artist of any stripe, share your story about why you support the Affordable Care Act.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act | Health Care
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov | women’s health | #CoverageMatters
#CoverageMatters: Medicaid Is Helping Me Stay Alive and Fight My Breast Cancer
Read a blog post about Chiara’s amazing #CoverageMatters story.
January 11, 2017
By: Chiara D’Agostino, Montclair, New Jersey
The Affordable Care Act is keeping me alive. If I didn't have the Medicaid coverage, I wouldn't be able to afford treatment for my metastatic breast cancer.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act | Health Care
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov | women’s health | #CoverageMatters | cancer
HHS Collaborates with the Private Sector to Encourage Marketplace Enrollment
Read a blog post about private sector engagements in Open Enrollment #4.
January 11, 2017
By: Ashwani Jain, Associate Director of External Affairs, Private Sector & Hospital/Provider & Opioids Engagement
This Open Enrollment, we have worked with several private sector companies to encourage Americans to sign up for quality, affordable health coverage.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov
#CoverageMatters: The ACA Makes Coverage Stronger For Everyone, Even Through Your Job
January 10, 2017
By: Tracy Trovato, Chicago, Illinois
Even if you have coverage through your employer, you need the protection that the Affordable Care Act offers.
Posted In:
Affordable Care Act | Health Care
Tagged:
#GetCovered | Health Insurance Marketplace | Open Enrollment | HealthCare.gov | women’s health | #CoverageMatters
Better Diabetes Care Can Decrease Kidney Failure
Read a blog post about the latest CDC Vital Signs on diabetes-related kidney failure among Native Americans.
January 10, 2017
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Diabetes-related kidney failure among Native Americans (American Indians/Alaskan Natives) decreased 54 percent between 1996 and 2013.
Posted In:
Prevention and Wellness
Tagged:
Vital Signs | Native American | American Indian/Alaska Native | diabetes

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