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Kathleen Sebelius stories: 51 news summaries

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OPINION

Mammogram Backdown
Hurts Health Reform

Sebelius played politics, missed chance to show leadership

Nov 20, 09 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Health secretary Kathleen Sebelius has set back the cause of health care reform in her rush to distance herself from the recommendation of her own department's task force concerning mammograms, writes Steven Pearlstein. The advice that women under 50 shouldn't get annual mammograms was based on science, and Sebelius should... More »

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health care • breast cancer • mammogram • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius

New Mammogram Advice
Not US Policy: Sebelius

'These recommendations are not ours,' HHS Secretary asserts

Nov 18, 09 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - The recommendation from the US Preventative Services Task Force that women in their 40s should not get mammograms is not government policy, said the secretary of Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius tried to tamp down some of the controversy that has followed the panel’s decision, asserting that government... More »

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breast cancer • Health and Human Services • preventative medicine • mammogram • Kathleen Sebelius

h1n1 outbreak

US Declares Swine Flu Emergency

Move will eliminate
red tape, allow for speedier vaccinations

Oct 24, 09 10:56 AM CDT
(AP) - President Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people. Despite the language, the White House emphasized the declaration is bureaucratic in nature and should not signal cause for alarm. The goal is... More »

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public health • vaccine • Kathleen Sebelius • swine flu

H1N1 OUTBREAK

 Vaccine Scarier 
 Than Swine Flu: Poll 

Concern high and building, but 60+% don't plan to get a shot

Oct 22, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are spooked by the growing threat of swine flu but even warier of the vaccine. Half of respondents in a recent Washington Post poll are a “great deal” or “somewhat” worried they or a family member will catch H1N1, up from 39% in August. But more... More »

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Health and Human Services • Congressional hearings • public health • children • Joe Lieberman • Inoculation • vaccination • vaccine • Kathleen Sebelius • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - NBC's Chuck Todd got a lesson in how to sneeze properly today when he let one fly during a briefing with health secretary Kathleen Sebelius. After Todd sneezed, Sebelius stopped the press conference to razz him about not sneezing into his sleeve, reports MediaBistro. "What's up with that? she... More »

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Health and Human Services • Kathleen Sebelius • ABC News • Chuck Todd • sneeze • swine flu • Elmo

 Swine Flu Shots 
 Will Start Next 
 Month: Sebelius 

US 'on track' to have plenty of vaccine by flu season

Sep 13, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(AP) - The nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said today. Sebelius said she is confident the vaccine will be available early enough to beat the peak... More »

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vaccine • flu shot • Kathleen Sebelius • flu • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Elmo Takes On Swine Flu 

Feds, Sesame Street produce spots on hygiene

Sep 1, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fuzzy residents of Sesame Street are teaming up with the federal government to school kids on the dangers of swine flu and how to prevent it, the Washington Post reports. Elmo and human pal Gordon have taped PSAs that instruct children to be sure to wash their hands... More »

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television • Health and Human Services • hygiene • advertisements • Kathleen Sebelius • PSA • Sesame Street • swine flu • H1N1 virus • Elmo • Gordon

Public Option On Its Death Bed

Liberals panic as president, Sebelius, Conrad downplay expectations

Aug 17, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The public option is looking sickly, after a weekend in which Obama and Co. seemed to be backing away from it, and liberals aren’t happy about it, Politico reports. “Public Option, Meet Underside of Bus,” read one Daily Kos headline. Over the weekend, President Obama said the... More »

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Barack Obama • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • Kent Conrad • Rachel Maddow • public option

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP



 Sebelius: 
 Public Option 
 Not Essential 

Also, Dem sen. calls Obama's health care pitch a 'wasted effort'

Aug 16, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Liberal lawmakers are demanding that a public option be included in a final health care reform package, but top Obama administration officials seemed to hedge on the subject today, Politico reports. On Face the Nation, Robert Gibbs said “thus far” President Obama sees a government-funded system as the best... More »

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Barack Obama • Arlen Specter • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • Kent Conrad • Robert Gibbs • public option

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McConnell: 
 Health Plan 
 'Not Good' for US 

Republican leader says nation already has quality care

Jul 19, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fight over health care got even testier today when Mitch McConnell said Republicans wouldn’t support President Obama’s reform plan. “It’s not good for the country,” the Senate minority leader told Meet the Press. “We have quality health care now. We do not have... More »

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health care • Mitch McConnell • Fox News • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • Meet the Press • Judd Gregg • Peter Orszag

 Obama: Brace for  
 Swine Flu Outbreak 

Calls for 'vigilance,' not 'panic'

Jul 9, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama called for “rigorous” planning by state and local officials in anticipation of a possible swine flu outbreak this fall, CNN reports. “We want to make sure we aren't promoting panic, but we are promoting vigilance and preparation,” Obama—on a video link from the G8... More »

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Health and Human Services • disease • public health • vaccination • vaccine • Kathleen Sebelius • disease control • state governments • President Obama • swine flu • H1N1 virus • local government

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP



 Biden: 'Real 
 Doubts' About 
 Iran Poll Results 

Elsewhere, officials spar over pending health care proposals

Jun 14, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden this morning expressed “some real doubt” that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad legitimately won re-election in Iran, Politico reports. “There’s an awful lot of questions about how this election was run,” he told Meet the Press. On health care, Biden reiterated President Obama’s reluctance... More »

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Iran • Joe Biden • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Chris Dodd • Charles Grassley • talk show • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • benefits • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Sebelius: Never 
 Mind Biden; 
 It's OK to Travel 

Newest cabinet member seeks to allay swine flu fears

May 3, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s new Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made the talk show rounds today, insisting that people should continue traveling, despite remarks to the contrary by Joe Biden. “Traveling and being in close places is certainly something we encourage people to continue to do,” she... More »

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Mitt Romney • Joe Biden • travel • Health and Human Services • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Kathleen Sebelius • swine flu

New Kansas Governor Is Party Switcher

Mark Parkinson, who turned Dem to run with Sebelius, sworn in

Apr 29, 09 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Kathleen Sebelius now confirmed as the country's new health and human services secretary, Kansas has a new governor: Mark Parkinson, a Republican-turned-Democrat who will serve out her term until the end of next year. At a hastily assembled inauguration ceremony Parkinson pledged to alleviate "the real pain that... More »

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Kansas • Kathleen Sebelius • governor • Mark Parkinson • Obama Cabinet • switching parties

(AP) - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation today to serve as the nation's health and human services secretary. She already has a public health emergency on her hands with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans. The 65-31 vote came after Democrats urged quick action so Sebelius could get to... More »

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public health • Department of Health • Kathleen Sebelius • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

Swine Flu Emergency Is
a Cover-Up: Pro-Life Groups

Obama trying to push Sebelius nom through

Apr 28, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is the swine flu emergency just an Obama administration plot? Anti-abortion groups think so, noting that confirmation hearings begin today for would-be Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Some people think that declaring a state of emergency about the flu was a political thing to push the Sebelius nomination through,”... More »

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abortion • Health and Human Services • confirmation hearings • Kathleen Sebelius • anti-abortion activists • Homeland Security • swine flu

analysis

Obama Lacks Health Team
as Swine Flu Spreads

Terrorism pros handle health crisis

Apr 27, 09 1:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - With key health posts in the Obama administration still vacant, the swine flu outbreak is being handled by a counter-terrorism specialist and a former governor, Politico reports. The administration still lacks a surgeon general and chiefs for the Food and Drug Administraion and Centers for Disease Control, and needs to... More »

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epidemic • Department of Health • outbreak • Kathleen Sebelius • flu • US Senate • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • political appointment • swine flu

GOP Blocks Sebelius' Confirmation

She's pressed
to answer more
questions on abortion

Apr 24, 09 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will have to wait until at least next week to have a complete Cabinet after Senate Republicans blocked the immediate confirmation of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius yesterday, AP reports. A vote on the Health and Human Services Secretary nominee—whose appointment is fiercely opposed by anti-abortion groups—will... More »

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abortion • Senate • Senate Republicans • Department of Health • Kathleen Sebelius • governor • Obama administration • Cabinet secretary • Obama Cabinet • Michael Steele

Senate Panel Clears Sebelius for HHS Post

Vote means Obama
is likely to have a full Cabinet soon

Apr 21, 09 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks like President Obama will finally get his full Cabinet. A Senate panel today approved his pick of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be director of Health and Human Services, the Hill reports. The vote, largely along party lines, all but assures that Sebelius will be approved by the... More »

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Senate • Department of Health • Kansas • Kathleen Sebelius • Max Baucus • governor • Cabinet secretary • Obama Cabinet

HHS Nominee Sebelius
Pays $7K in Back Taxes

She's latest Cabinet pick with IRS trouble

Mar 31, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(AP) - See if this sounds familiar: Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius has corrected three years worth of tax returns after finding "unintentional errors." In a letter to senators, Sebelius said the changes involved charitable contributions, the sale of a home, and business expenses. She and her husband... More »

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taxes • Department of Health • Kathleen Sebelius • Obama Cabinet

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