Sylvia Mathews Burwell In the first week of the third Open Enrollment, more than 540,000 people selected a health insurance plan through the HealthCare.gov platform, and more than 1.15 million consumers were included on applications submitted to the Marketplace. Even more signed up through their state-based...

Sylvia Mathews Burwell Before Medicare and Medicaid were created 50 years ago, our nation was a very different place for many. Seniors had to rely on strained savings or their families’ goodwill to get by. Those who had neither were left to a life of poverty and insecurity. Families, even children,...

Sylvia Mathews Burwell As parents and caregivers, we all feel a deep sense of responsibility toward our children. The first time I held my daughter and son, I knew I wanted to do everything I could to give them a healthy start in life. As they began to crawl, walk and play outside, I realized I couldn’t...

Sylvia Mathews Burwell When Astrid Muhammad heard her phone ring this past Friday, the last thing she expected was a call from the White House inviting her to attend this year’s State of the Union as a guest of the first lady. A wife and mother of two young children, Muhammad woke up on a spring morning...

As we near the end of autumn, many of us begin preparing for the holiday season, but there’s something else we need to prepare for as well: flu season. This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week, a time to highlight the importance of getting our flu vaccine. From missed work and school, to doctor’s...