Diana Manos

While health insurance reform is stalled on Capitol Hill, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is taking matters into her own hands.

The AARP announced this week it will oppose proposed legislation in Idaho that would lay the groundwork for the state to opt out of federal health reform law.

More than 175 public health organizations have sent a letter to the White House and Congress voicing "strong" support for comprehensive healthcare reform.

The Senate is working on legislation that would extend the federal increase in Medicaid assistance that states are receiving from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through June 2011.

President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to revisit healthcare at a White House summit – this time before a live camera.

Nearly one-third of registered nurses surveyed in January say they will not be working in their current job a year from now, and close to half say they plan to alter their career path in one to three years.

President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion federal budget request for fiscal year 2011 includes $81.3 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services - a $1.7 billion increase over what Congress approved for HHS in fiscal year 2010.

Reactions to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Wednesday night were varied in support for Democratic proposals, but stakeholders are in agreement that America needs healthcare reform.

After facing a tough year with his healthcare reform agenda, President Barack Obama urged bipartisan cooperation during his State of the Union speech Wednesday night.

Hundreds of federal and state stakeholders are urging Congressional leaders to extend Medicaid funding established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.