October 20, 2016 By: Dr. Lisa C. Richardson I was excited with the release of the report on Monday highlighting the novel work across the cancer continuum, especially the work to prevent this devastating disease. …

August 26, 2016 By: Kevin Griffis, HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs On February 8, 2016, one week after the World Health Organization designated the clusters of microcephaly and their connection to Zika a public health emergency, the Obama Administration requested $1.9B in emergency supplemental funding to support the federal…

29 de enero 2016 Por Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretaria de HHS Este domingo, 31 de enero es el último día para inscribirse a cobertura de salud en HealthCare.gov o CuidadoDeSalud.gov. Hemos tenido un progreso constante en todo este periodo de Inscripción Abierta. Más de 11.6 millones de personas ya se…

January 29, 2016 By Sylvia Mathews Burwell, HHS Secretary This Sunday, January 31, is the deadline to sign up for health coverage on HealthCare.gov! We’ve had steady progress throughout this Open Enrollment. More than 11.6 …

December 15, 2015 By Sylvia Mathews Burwell, HHS Secretary Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? As you look for the perfect gifts for friends and family, don’t forget to give a gift to yourself — affordable, quality health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The peace of mind and…

December 10, 2015 By: Rhett Buttle, Director, Private Sector Engagement I am proud to serve in the Obama Administration because of the work the President, the Secretary, and this Administration have done, and will continue to do, to create a more fair country for individuals from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual…

Following HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s travels around the country. By: Ben Wakana, National Press Secretary, and Jonathan Gold, Regional Press Secretary When Secretary Burwell travels around the country, she hears from people whose lives have been touched by their ability to get health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care…

By Dr. Nicole Lurie, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response It was the largest Ebola epidemic in history. It took thousands of lives. It was a wakeup call, and today we are better prepared because of it. In the year since Ebola spread through three West African countries and…

Watch the Video: Ebola Preparedness in the U.S. — One Year Later Overview Since the recognition of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014, HHS has worked with its Federal, state, local government and private sector partners to build up the nation’s capabilities to prevent and respond to cases of…