Burwell Says ‘Beat Goes On’ As HHS Seeks To Expand Health Law’s Influence

(By – Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News)

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on Friday hailed the health law’s 2016 enrollment gains and said the department was already beginning to gear up for the next enrollment period.

In addition to the health law, Burwell’s agency is juggling many other priorities these days, including coordinating her agency’s response to the emerging threat of the Zika virus, President Barack Obama’s “Moonshot on Cancer” initiative and the growing epidemic of opioid abuse.

“The beat goes on,” she said during a briefing with reporters at HHS headquarters. Read more…

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

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