Obama Administration Works to Fix Health Insurance Co-Ops
January 26, 2016
More than half of 23 operating state co-ops failed after getting about $1.17 billion in federal loans Read More
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Republicans Say Government Mismanaged Health Care Co-ops
January 26, 2016
Republican senators charged Thursday that the Obama administration had missed warning signs of financial distress at nonprofit health insurance cooperatives that failed last year Read More
Health Insurers Grilled Over Merger
January 26, 2016
The wary and aggressive tenor of questions at a state hearing set a high bar for approval of the proposed $6.8 billion purchase of health insurance company HealthNet by Centene. Read More
New Federal Standards For Marketplace Plans May Reduce Out-Of-Pocket Spending
January 26, 2016
Some consumers who buy coverage on the health insurance marketplaces in 2017 could see their out-of-pocket costs drop significantly under a federal proposal to create standardized plans Read More
California’s Four Largest health Plans Could Owe State $10 Billion in Back Taxes
January 26, 2016
California's four largest health plans may be on the hook for $10 billion in state back taxes. Read More
Federal Healthcare Spending Tops Social Security For The First Time
January 26, 2016
Spending on federal healthcare programs outpaced spending on Social Security for the first time in 2015, according to an expansive report from the congressional budget scorekeeper released Monday. Read More
CBO Reduces Projection for 2016 ACA Exchange Enrollment by 8M
January 26, 2016
CBO previously projected that about 15 million U.S. residents would receive subsidies this year, but it has revised that projection to about 11 million individual Read More
Enrollment Growth in Obamacare Health Insurance Slower Than Expected
January 26, 2016
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has lowered its estimate of how many people will get coverage through the law in 2016. Read More
President Pushes ObamaCare As Enrollment Deadline Nears
January 26, 2016
President Obama on Saturday touted the successes of his signature healthcare law, just days before the deadline for enrolling in 2016 ObamaCare coverage ends on Jan. 31. Read More
States Simplify Medicaid Sign-Ups
January 26, 2016
In the past two years, 31 states and the District of Columbia have expanded eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Read More