The California Nurses Assn. announced Saturday that it has called off plans for a strike next week against Kaiser Permanente after reaching a tentative contract agreement for 18,000 of its members in Northern and Central California.

California's Hospital Fair Pricing Act has helped lower costs for uninsured patients by placing limits on the fees hospitals can charge them for care, according to a study published in Health Affairs, Medscape reports.

Marilyn Tavenner, a key Obama administration health official overseeing the country's largest health insurance programs, announced Friday that she's resigning from her position as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services next month.

At first glance, Colorado would seem to be one of the federal health law's clearest success stories, offering nearly 200 plans and average premiums nearly unchanged in the coming year.

Obamacare is about to collide with the U.S. tax-filing season, adding frustration for millions of taxpayers trying to figure out how to comply and how much they will owe the government.

When Dennie Wright went to sign up for Affordable Care Act insurance last year, it wasn't a hard decision.