To patrons of the Rum Boogie Cafe in Memphis, he’s Mick, a skilled guitarist with a bushy white beard who favors fedoras and sings soulful tunes about fishing and drinking. To Americans outraged by pharmaceutical prices, he just might be the guy to blame.

Tele-detectives are calling employers now to see whether some public health insurance exchange users lied when they swore they lacked access to a minimum level of employer-sponsored coverage.

Picture this scenario: A MetLife home and auto policyholder visits Amazon's site over a two-month period to purchase products for a newborn on the way including food and clothing, a baby crib, stroller and wireless monitor.

These rules will apply to the Federal Facilitated Marketplace states. Quotit anticipates an update from Covered California and will send out an announcement once we received more information.

Heart disease, cancer ... and medical errors?

When it comes to signing up customers, Covered California has been a success. But when it comes to serving customers, the independent public agency — now in its third year of helping individuals and small businesses get federally subsidized or free health insurance — still has growing pains.