Newsmakers with Karen Ignagni
Karen Ignagni talked about the Affordable Care Act and its effect on competition among insurers. She described the insurance industry’s experience with state marketplaces, delays, enrollment…
4,891 viewsKaren Ignagni talked about the Affordable Care Act and its effect on competition among insurers. She described the insurance industry’s experience with state marketplaces, delays, enrollment…
4,891 viewsGary Cohen provided an update on health insurance exchanges. His remarks focused on marketplace operations and future enrollment. This event was part of the America’s Health Insurance Pla…
91 viewsFormer Congressional Budget Office Director Dan Crippen talked about the future of health care. He argued that states not on board with insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion will change…
235 viewsPanelists talked about two state health exchanges and discussed the results of a study of state-based insurance exchanges. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets October 1…
257 viewsPanelists talked about at how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would impact consumers, employers, and insurers, and some of the actions that could be taken by government and the health care ind…
302 viewsPanelists talked about health spending and the potential for costs to increase as the population ages. Panelists argued that stabilizing health spending and targeting it in ways that ensure …
1,298 viewsThe Medicare Advantage program is an alternative to the FIFA insurance program, offered by private companies, and about 1 of every 4 Medicare recipients take part in the program. The program…
909 viewsSecretary Sebelius, Attorney General Holder, and Karen Ignagni outlined details of the government’s new partnership with private insurers and state investigators to stop Medicare fraud, whic…
400 viewsKaren Ignagni talked about the 2010 health care law and arguments for and against changing existing health care plans. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
233 viewsKathleen Sebelius addressed the America’s Health Insurance Plans conference. In her remarks she urged insurers to consider the long-term impact of opposing health care reform, saying that wi…
212 viewsKaren Ignagni talked about the insurance industry’s view of health care legislation and how the industry may be affected by the health care debate in Congress. She talked about the growing c…
301 viewsKaren Ignagni, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), talked about the current debate on the health care system. She said the current health care proposals will do lit…
203 viewsThe Congressional Health Care Caucus held a forum to examine the policy options in Congress for making health coverage affordable for individuals with pre-existing conditions. The Caucus was…
1,317 viewsKaren Ignagni talked about the debate on health care, including proposals favored and opposed by the health insurance industry, the content and tone of the debate on health care in and out o…
224 viewsThis was the second in a series of roundtable hearings intended to bring health care policy and industry experts together to inform the development of comprehensive health care reform legisl…
956 viewsPresident Obama made closing remarks at the White House Forum on Health Reform. Following brief remarks he responded to questions from both lawmakers and other participants.
814 viewsKaren Ignagni talked about what the Obama administration’s health care policies might be, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. This program is part of a week-long loo…
90 viewsFive organizations announced their joint efforts to make health care reform the top domestic priority for the next president and Congress. A new television ad to debut the next weekend was s…
185 viewsAdvocates of health savings accounts met with reporters after meeting with the president to discuss the program.
154 viewsWitnesses testified before the committee on Medicare prescription drug programs and the cost of prescription medications. They responded to questions from committee members.
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