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Kathleen Sebelius (/ s ɪ ˈ b iː l i ə s /; née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sebelius was instrumental in overseeing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 U.S. 519 (2012), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court upheld Congress's power to enact most provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly called Obamacare, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA), including a requirement for most Americans to pay a ...
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021. [6] Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post.
Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius talks with WebMD about health care reform for young adults and others. Medically Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD on May 14, 2010 Written by Andy ...
The case was previously titled Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby. Sylvia Burwell was automatically substituted as petitioner when she was approved by the United States Senate as the Secretary of Health and Human Services after being nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Kathleen Sebelius following Sebelius' resignation on April 10, 2014.
Hall v. Sebelius, 667 F.3d 1293 (D.C. Cir. 2012), was a D.C. Circuit case decided in February 2012 involving the question of whether or not the Secretary of Health, then Kathleen Sebelius, is required to provide a means for those with Social Security benefits to terminate Medicare benefits.
The named defendant in the case, Kathleen Sebelius, was the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the department with authority over the FDA. The opinion was written by Brett Kavanaugh, then a judge of the D.C. Circuit.
On March 2, 2009, President Barack Obama introduced Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as his choice to fill the office of Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sebelius was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 2009, on a vote of 65–31 amid the swine flu health crisis.