Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced today that while the March 31st deadline for the healthcare open enrollment period has passed, it may not be too late to sign up. If you are uninsured, you may have a second chance at applying for subsidized health insurance.
“The open enrollment deadline is now behind us, but there are still some people that were not able to enroll for health… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the White House has extended the deadline to sign up for health insurance for consumers who are already in line on Healthcare.gov to enroll but have not been able to complete their application due to high volume or a technical issue.
“The take home point is that people should not hesitate to start their health insurance… Read more »
This Saturday, March 15th, the Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar will participate in a health insurance enrollment event in conjunction with Centro Med, a local health organization part of the Enroll SA, Get Bexar Covered coalition.
Almost 300,000 Texans have enrolled in a health insurance plan since open enrollment began in October. In the month of February alone,… Read more »
On Saturday, March 8th, the Office of Congressman Cuellar (D-TX28) is co-hosting an Affordable Care Act information and enrollment session along with the UT Health Science Center, Area Health Education Center, Molina Healthcare, and South Texas Development Council. With the March 31st enrollment deadline approaching, the event hopes to target anyone who needs information or assistance… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (DTX-28) co-sponsored H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014, which replaces the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency and innovation.
Building on legislation unanimously supported out of committee in the House and the Senate, this… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the Spanish language Healthcare.gov website, CuidadodeSalud.gov, has formally launched and reminded constituents that the deadline of open enrollment for new healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act as March 31, 2014. In January, 90,000 Texans enrolled in a healthcare plan as part of the new health insurance… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that all women at risk for breast cancer will now have additional access to preventive medication under the Affordable Care Act. This new coverage requires that most health insurance plans must soon cover chemoprevention medications such as tamoxifen and raloxifine at no additional cost.
“In Texas, nearly 115,000 women were… Read more »
The Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will host a two community workshops to help Starr County residents learn about their healthcare options in the Health Insurance Marketplace, the first on Saturday, January 18th in Rio Grande City and the second on Wednesday, January 22nd in San Isidro. The workshops will feature presentations in English and Spanish from Enroll America… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and Monty Small, CEO of Atascosa Health Center, Inc. announced on Monday that Atascosa Health Center has earned a competitive federal grant of $63,955 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Atascosa Health Center was one of 1,157 centers across the county that received $58 million in grant funding. With these funds, Atascosa… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and Mike Trevino, CEO of Gateway Community Health Center, announced on Monday that Gateway Community Health Center has earned a competitive federal grant of $130,182 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Gateway Community Health Center was one of 1,157 centers across the county that received $58 million in grant funding. … Read more »
