Kathleen Sebelius and the ACA

Kathleen Sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius served as Health and Human Services Secretary, leading the historic implementation of the Affordable Care Act and facing intense political battles. Despite expanding healthcare coverage to millions, her tenure was severely tested by the chaotic 2013 launch of the HealthCare.gov enrollment website, becoming a focal point of partisan division.

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Year	Kathleen Sebelius
1948	Birth of Kathleen Sebelius (Period: May 15, 1948, Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States)
1966	Trinity Washington University (formerly Trinity College, Age: 17 years old, Period: c. 1966–1970, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1974	Relocation to Kansas (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1974, Location: Kansas, USA) University of Kansas (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1974–1977, Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA) Marriage (Kathleen Sebelius, Marriage to K. Gary Sebelius, Age: 25 years old, Period: 1974, Location: Ohio, Ohio Governor's Residence, USA)
1975	Work at the Kansas Department of Corrections (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1975–1977, Location: Kansas, USA)
1977	Activities with the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Age: 28 years old, Period: 1977–1986, Location: Kansas, USA)
1980	Affiliation and political activities with the Democratic Party (Age: 31 years old, Period: At least from the period of state political activity in the 1980s–present, Location: United States, particularly Kansas)
1987	First Election to the Kansas House of Representatives (Age: 38 years old, Period: Elected 1986, served 1987–1995, Location: Topeka, Kansas, USA)
1990	Criticism Surrounding Political Donations from Abortion-Related Organizations and Physicians (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1990s–2009, Location: Kansas, Washington, D.C., USA)
1994	Issues Involving Omissions and Errors in Campaign Contribution Disclosures (Age: 45 years old, Period: Contributions from 1994–2001, became an issue during 2009 cabinet nomination screening, Location: Kansas, Washington, D.C., USA)
1995	Election as Kansas Insurance Commissioner (Age: 46 years old, Period: Elected November 1994, served January 1995 – January 2003, Location: Kansas, USA)
2002	Victory in the Kansas Gubernatorial Election (Age: 54 years old, Period: November 2002, Location: Kansas, USA)
2006	Re-election as Governor of Kansas (Age: 58 years old, Period: November 2006, Location: Kansas, USA)
2008	Endorsement of the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign (Age: 59 years old, Period: January – November 2008, Location: United States) Democratic Response to the 2008 State of the Union Address (Age: 59 years old, Period: January 28, 2008, Location: Kansas, USA, and nationwide broadcast)
2009	Appointment as US Secretary of Health and Human Services (Age: 60 years old, Period: April 28, 2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2010	Enactment and Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (Age: 61 years old, Period: March 2010 – 2014, Location: Washington, D.C., and nationwide, USA)
2012	Issues Concerning Hatch Act Violations (Age: 64 years old, Period: September 13, 2012, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2013	Launch of HealthCare.gov and Response to Technical Failures (Age: 65 years old, Period: October 2013 – 2014, Location: Washington, D.C., and nationwide, USA) Criticism Over the Failed Launch of HealthCare.gov and Managerial Responsibility (Age: 65 years old, Period: October 2013 – April 2014, Location: Washington, D.C., and nationwide, USA)
2014	Establishment of Sebelius Resources LLC (Age: 65 years old, Period: 2014 onwards, Location: United States) Board Activities in the Medical and Public Policy Sectors (Age: 65 years old, Period: 2014 onwards, Location: United States) Resignation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (Age: 66 years old, Period: Announcement April 11, 2014, stepped down June 9, 2014, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2023	Recipient of the David Mathews Democracy Fellowship Award (Age: 75 years old, Period: August 2023, Location: United States)
Unknown	Summit Country Day School (Period: Unspecified – c. 1966, Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)

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The White House	Barack Obama Michelle Obama Rahm Emanuel William Daley Jack Lew Denis McDonough Valerie Jarrett David Axelrod David Plouffe John Podesta Robert Gibbs Jay Carney Josh Earnest Pete Rouse Anita Dunn Ben Rhodes
Cabinet and Administration	John Kerry Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ashton Carter Eric Holder Loretta Lynch Janet Napolitano Jeh Johnson Timothy Geithner Kathleen Sebelius Sylvia Mathews Burwell Arne Duncan Steven Chu Ernest Moniz Gina McCarthy Lisa Jackson Samantha Power Susan Rice

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