Although the Affordable Care Act has not led to soaring insurance costs, as many critics claimed it would, the law hasn't provided much relief to American workers either, according to a new study of employer-provided health benefits.

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Friday proposed a massive $113 billion state budget that boosts education spending and state savings while leaving some social programs funded below pre-recession levels, earning the ire of liberal activists that could set up a showdown with Democrats in the state legislature.

Starting this month, state-run insurance exchanges are legally required by the healthcare reform law to be financially self-sustaining.

This month marks one year since health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act began, and from the president's point of view: so far, so good.

When Charlotte Alger, 25, was working at a Home Depot just outside Boston last year, she said she earned $10.75 an hour working on the sales floor in the woodworking department.

The House is expected to approve Thursday a bill that would increase the number of hours an employee has to work before the employer must offer health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.