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<title><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/18026.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></description><category domain="18026">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[These Kansas Republicans Should Resign]]></title>
							<link>https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article248529765.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I am a Kansas Democrat. That means I am used to putting my time and resources into elections for candidates I support, and then watching as Kansas voters deliver a different outcome. I have been disappointed, distressed and quite unhappy about election results, but have never '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Improvement Dramatic Over Oct. 1]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/12/01/kathleen-sebeliushealthcaregov-obamacare-editorials-debates/3799145/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wherever I go, I meet Americans who tell me how long they've been waiting for the security of affordable health coverage.The new Marketplace is an opportunity for individuals without employer insurance to obtain coverage '&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('—').';' with choice and competition that was previously unavailable....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act Is Producing Benefits]]></title>
							<link>http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/20/3066139/kathleen-sebelius-why-the-affordable.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the past 3 1/2 years, opponents of the Affordable Care Act have made misstatements about what would happen to families, to seniors, to employers and to health care costs as a result of the historic law. In spite of their predictions being so wrong, the attacks continue. So it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[HealthCare.gov Simple, User-Friendly]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/10/07/healthcaregov-kathleen-sebelius-editorials-debates/2939993/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When the Health Insurance Marketplace opened last week, demand was so high, it exceeded even optimists' expectations. On the first day alone, HealthCare.gov had nearly eight times more concurrent users than Medicare's site (one of the federal government's most highly trafficked) during...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Law Offers a Healthy New Start]]></title>
							<link>http://www.freep.com/article/20130928/OPINION05/309280028/Kathleen-Sebelius-New-year-brings-healthy-new-start-under-Affordable-Care-Act</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This January, millions of Americans will ring in the new year with the security and peace of mind that has eluded them for decades: They will finally have quality health insurance.For more than 1.1 million of our fellow citizens in Michigan, the opportunity to obtain new, quality...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What's at Stake If the Health Law Is Repealed]]></title>
							<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sec-kathleen-sebelius/secretary-sebelius-whats_b_3288382.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More than three years ago, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act and President Obama signed it into law. Last year, the Supreme Court upheld it. Millions of Americans have already benefited from its provisions, and millions more are looking forward to benefits that will soon go into...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How ObamaCare Is Closing the Gap]]></title>
							<link>http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130321/OPINION01/303210312/1008/opinion01/Column-How-Obamacare-will-benefit-Michigan</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week marks the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. For residents of Michigan, that means a health care system that is stronger than it was three years ago, and a future that looks even brighter.Michiganians who have health insurance now have more security thanks to new...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Vision for a Rising, Thriving Middle Class]]></title>
							<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sec-kathleen-sebelius/a-vision-for-a-rising-thr_b_2694710.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In his State of the Union address, President Obama outlined his vision for a growing American economy driven by a rising, thriving middle class. It's a bold plan that builds on the achievements of his first term to promote opportunity for every American.At the Department of Health and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Law Is Saving Americans Money]]></title>
							<link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/09/11/health-care-law-saving-americans-money</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act holds insurance companies accountable and puts more money back into the pockets of Americans across the country.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' According to a new report, consumers saved over $2 billion because of new rules that protect people from insurance industry abuses.As a former...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Giving Women Control Over Health Care]]></title>
							<link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/07/31/giving-women-control-over-their-health-care</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Women deserve to have control over their health care.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Aug. 1, 2012, ushers in a new day for women'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s health when, for the first time ever, women will have access to eight new services at no out-of-pocket cost to keep them healthier and to catch potentially serious conditions at an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Law Has Made System Stronger]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kathleen-sebelius-the-affordable-care-act-has-made-the-us-health-care-system-stronger/2012/07/09/gJQA1BOOZW_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act was a turning point in the health-care debate, a chance to stop refighting old political battles and move forward with implementing and improving a law that is already lowering health-care costs and providing more security for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Care Reform's Many Benefits]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73852.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' When the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the Affordable Care Act later this month, it will not be the first to consider its constitutionality.Congress carefully weighed its authority in writing the law. And a majority of lower-court judges who have ruled on it, including some of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Contraception Rule Respects Religion]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/story/2012-02-05/Kathleen-Sebelius-contraception-exemption/52975092/1</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the key benefits of the 2010 health care law is that many preventive services are now free for most Americans with insurance. Vaccinations for children, cancer screenings for adults and wellness visits for seniors are all now covered in most plans with no expensive co-pays or...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[HC Law Helping Americans Cut Costs]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-affordable-care-act-helping-americans-curb-health-care-costs/2012/01/05/gIQAZgHfdP_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The rising cost of health insurance coverage has imposed a heavy burden on our nation. Over the past decade,insurance premiums for working families have grown three times faster than have wages. Small businesses have seen health care become one of their biggest operating expenses. And...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care Is Still a Goal]]></title>
							<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sec-kathleen-sebelius/the-class-program_b_1011270.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At some point in our lives, seven out of ten Americans will need daily help because of a disability. It could be nursing home care in the final months of our lives. Or it could be a home health aide who comes by a few hours a week to help with daily tasks, giving us the freedom to live...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Protecting Consumers From Insurance Abuse]]></title>
							<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sec-kathleen-sebelius/new-rules-protect-consume_b_944312.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here's an occurrence that was far too common over the last few years: you open a letter from your insurance company, and it says your premiums are going up 25 or even 50 percent. There's no explanation why. There's nothing you can do. You either need to find thousands of dollars in your...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Health Reform Means for Women]]></title>
							<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sec-kathleen-sebelius/what-health-reform-means_b_860757.html?ir=Yahoo</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week is National Women's Health Week, a time to talk about and  promote women's health. This year, we can truly be thankful for a health  system that provides better, more affordable care to all Americans --  especially the women that spend so much of their time caring for the ...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Everyone Prospers Under Health Reform]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51205.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Just 12 months after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  became law, the American people are enjoying new protections, greater  freedoms and lower costs.Children are now protected from being turned away by insurers because of  a pre-existing condition. Seniors enrolled in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Health Law Empowers States]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/09/AR2011020905682.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As governor of Kansas, I saw up close the urgent need for health-care  reform. I heard it when factory owners told me their biggest concern was  not manufacturing costs but rising insurance premiums, and when  families said they felt like hostages to insurance companies that could  deny...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Winning the Future with Health Reform]]></title>
							<link>http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/28/opinion-winning-the-future-with-health-care-reform/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, President Barack Obama outlined a plan to help America win  the future. But some in Congress are still intent on refighting the  political battles of the past two years by trying to repeal the health  care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. With millions  of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Insurers Finally Get Some Oversight]]></title>
							<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704082104575515851336184716.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the last two weeks, my department has been accused   of "thuggery" (this editorial page) and "Soviet tyranny" (Newt  Gingrich). What prompted these accusations? The fact that we told  health-insurance companies that, as required by law, we will review  large premium increases and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Day for Health Care in America]]></title>
							<link>http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/opinion-a-new-day-for-health-care-in-america/19644980</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Today marks a turning point for health care consumers. As part of the new health insurance reform law, the Affordable Care Act, new patient protections  will begin to take effect, ending some of the worst abuses of insurance  companies and giving Americans important new rights.Thanks to ...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Making Preventive Care Attainable]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/making_preventive_care_attaina.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Today, our health care system is more like a sick care system.  Chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are  responsible for seven of 10 deaths among Americans each year and account  for 75 percent of the nation's health spending. But too many Americans  fail to get the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Making the Health Care Reform Law Work]]></title>
							<link>http://www.rollcall.com/features/Health-Care-Next-Steps_2010/health_care/47482-1.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this March, it took a health insurance system that was locked in a decades-long spiral of rising costs and shrinking security and set it on a new course. The new law contains a series of long-overdue reforms that will...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Plan Will Bring Down Costs]]></title>
							<link>http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/03/another-viewthe-only-sensible-choice.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the last year, we've had a productive national conversation about how to reform our health insurance system. Many worthwhile ideas have been proposed, and deciding on a final package of reforms has been challenging. Compromise always is. But now that Congress is nearing a vote, the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Foundation for Agreement]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/24/AR2010022403657.html?hpid=opinionsbox1</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, we've had a vigorous national conversation about how to bring down health-care costs for families, hold insurance companies accountable, make health-care affordable for those who don't have it and lower the deficit. Today, Democrats and Republicans have a chance to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time for Congress to Pass Health Reform]]></title>
							<link>http://www.ajc.com/opinion/soaring-premiums-show-need-310333.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In California, beneficiaries of an insurance company owned by  WellPoint called Anthem Blue Cross received letters announcing that  their premiums would rise as much as 39 percent, meaning a family paying  $1,193 a month will now owe $5,580 more on its annual bill.Even more infuriating...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lifting A Burden Of Worry]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/03/AR2009080302223.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the political debate about how to pay for and pass health reform grows louder and more contentious, we shouldn't lose sight of the reason we're even having this conversation: We have a huge, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve the lives of all Americans, insured and uninsured...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Reform Will Empower Families]]></title>
							<link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090728/ts_ynews/ynews_ts840;_ylt=AkntwpO6syV.MDMDBlnnzBCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTMwaG1qb2k1BGFzc2V0A3luZXdzLzIwMDkwNzI4L3luZXdzX3RzODQwBGNwb3MDMwRwb3MDNwRwdANzZWN0aW9uc19jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA29wLWVkaGVhbHRocg</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Health Care Can't Wait]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/15/sebelius.health.reform/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Sebelius</author>
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