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Published: 04/23/10

Sebelius to Insurer WellPoint: Stop Dropping Breast Cancer Patients

By  Christopher Weber - Politics Daily
Sebelius to Insurer WellPoint: Stop Dropping Breast Cancer Patients

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked insurance giant WellPoint to stop its reported practice of canceling coverage for patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer. In a letter to WellPoint's CEO, Sebelius wrote she was "surprised and disappointed" to learn from a Reuters investigation that the Indiana-based company has "specifically targeted women with breast cancer for aggressive investigation with intent to cancel their policies." "As you know, the practice described in this article will soon be illegal," Sebelius wrote to CEO Angela Braly. "The ...

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Published: 09/9/09

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is Taking Your Questions

By  Patricia Murphy - Politics Daily
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is Taking Your Questions

Is there one question you've been wanting to ask the Obama administration about health care reform? One thing about co-ops or the public option you still haven't heard them say, even after six months of debate and deliberation? Tomorrow is your lucky day, Politics Daily readers, because Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will be taking your questions directly from the White House. How can you get in the queue? Just submit the single question you'd like to ask the secretary before midnight tonight to me with the "e-mail Patricia Murphy" button below, or click here to send ...

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Published: 02/19/09

President Obama's Choice for HHS: Kathleen Sebelius

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
President Obama's Choice for HHS: Kathleen Sebelius

The New York Times is reporting that Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is the President's top choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services (pending a review by H&R Block):Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, an early Obama ally with a record of working across party lines, is emerging as the president's top choice for secretary of health and human services, advisers said Wednesday. Should she be nominated, Ms. Sebelius would bring eight years of experience as her state's insurance commissioner as well as six years as a governor running a state Medicaid program. But with President Obama about ...

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