Letters

Administration officials issue letters requesting information, issuing guidance, announcing progress to date, and other implementation efforts.

• Letter from Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to the Governors (PDF - 58 KB) (August 12, 2011)
• Letter from Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to State Officials (August 12, 2011)
• Letter from Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to University Presidents Regarding Health Insurance for Young Adults (April 20, 2011)
• Letter from Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Student Body Presidents Regarding Health Insurance for Young Adults (April 20, 2011)
• Letter from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight to Superintendent Kofman Regarding the State of Maine’s Request for Adjustment to Medical Loss Ratio Standard (PDF – 411 KB) (March 8, 2011)
• Letter from Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury to House Speaker John Boehner Regarding the Price of Repealing the Affordable Care Act (PDF – 462 KB) (January 5, 2011)
• Letter from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Insurance Commissioners Regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Rate Review (PDF - 48 KB) (December 21, 2010)
• Letter from CalPERS to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Regarding the Affordable Care Act Implementation (PDF – 94 KB) (December 10, 2010) Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please email healthcareweb@hhs.gov.
• Letter from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Consumer Groups Regarding Supplemental Guidance on Consumer Notices and Sale of New Business (PDF – 162 KB) (December 9, 2010) Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please email healthcareweb@hhs.gov.
• Cover memo to States from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Exchange  Guidance (PDF – 148 KB) (November 18, 2010) Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please email healthcareweb@hhs.gov.
• Cover Memo to States from OCIIO and CMS on IT for Exchanges and Medicaid (PDF – 203 KB) (November 3, 2010)
• Letter from Chairman Carter II to Secretary Sebelius Regarding How the IBEW Health & Welfare Trust Fund Supports ERRP (PDF – 28 KB) (September 30, 2010) Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please email healthcareweb@hhs.gov.
• Letter from CEO Nancy Brown to Secretary Sebelius Regarding the American Heart Association’s Support for ERRP (PDF – 70 KB) (September 30, 2010) 
• Letter from Mayor Cownie to Secretary Sebelius Regarding Des Moines, Iowa’s Support for ERRP (PDF – 189 KB)(September 30, 2010). 
• Letter from Mayor Cashell Sr. to Secretary Sebelius Regarding Reno, Nevada's Support for ERRP (PDF – 249 KB) (September 30, 2010) 
• Letter from Mary Miller, Ass. Director of Human Resources, to Secretary Sebelius Regarding Olathe, Kansas’s Support for ERRP (PDF – 22 KB) (September 30, 2010) 
• Letter from Secretary Sebelius to Member of Congress Regarding the Six Month Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (September 23, 2010)
• Letter from Secretary Sebelius to the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Submitting the Interagency Access to Health Care in Alaska Task Force Report (September 17, 2010)
• Letter from HHS Secretary Sebelius and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to Sen. Harry Reid Regarding Senate Amendments 4595 and 4596 (PDF – 221 KB) (September 13, 2010) Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please email healthcareweb@hhs.gov.
• Letter from Secretary Sebelius to Governors, Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26, 2010)
• Rate Review letter from Secretary Sebelius to Governors and State Insurance Commissioners (PDF - 23 KB) (June 7, 2010)
• Letter from Secretary Sebelius to Hill Leadership outlining HHS’s Progress on Implementation Efforts (May 24, 2010)
• State High Risk Pool cover letter from Jay Angoff, Director of the Office of Consumer Information and Oversight (PDF - 24 KB) (May 10, 2010)
• Letter from Secretary Sebelius to NAIC urging the association to provide guidance by June 1 to allow for timely implementation of the law (April 12, 2010)