Tax Preparers Brace to be Bearers of Bad Health Law News

Are you thinking about tax day yet? Your friendly neighborhood tax preparer is. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen declared this tax season one of the most complicated ever, and tax preparers from coast to coast are trying to get ready for the first year that the Affordable Care Act will show up on your tax form.

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GOP Vows to Repeal and Replace ObamaCare

Republicans vowed to repeal and replace ObamaCare following President Obama's State of the Union address, a speech that repeatedly touted the successes of the healthcare law.

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California Nurses Call Off Strike Against Kaiser

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.

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California Hospital Fair Pricing Act Has Cut Prices for Uninsured

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.

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CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner is Stepping Down

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.

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Disparity in Health Plan Prices Underscores Ambitions, and Limits, of Affordable Care Act

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.

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