Rural Enrollment Presents Continuing Health Law Challenges
September 9, 2014
Americans living in rural areas will be a key target as states and nonprofit groups strategize how to enroll more people in health law insurance plans this fall. Read More
Hackers Breach Security of HealthCare.gov
September 9, 2014
Hackers breached security at the website of the government's health insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov, but did not steal any personal information on consumers, Obama administration officials said Thursday. Read More
D.C. Appeals Court to Review Decision Imperiling Obamacare Subsidies
September 9, 2014
President Obama's lawyers have won a second chance to stop a lawsuit that has the potential to unravel the national healthcare law and its system of insurance subsidies. Read More
Prop 45 Threatens California’s Health Reform Success Story
September 9, 2014
Nearly one and a half million Californians signed up for health insurance coverage during the first year of health care reform. Read More
Covered California: 98K Face Losing Coverage
September 9, 2014
About 98,000 California families must verify their immigration status by Sept. 30 or lose their health coverage, the state's insurance exchange announced Thursday. Read More
Health Care Spending Forecast To Increase Modestly In Next Decade
September 4, 2014
National health spending will increase modestly over the next decade, propelled in part by the gradual rebound of the U.S. economy and the growing ranks of Americans who became insured under the health law, government actuaries projected Wednesday. Read More
Las Vegas Chamber Shifts Health Insurance Strategy
September 4, 2014
The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce has a new battle plan in its fight to keep members insured. Mandates in the Affordable Care Act are forcing the chamber to surrender its group-health policies. Read More
No waiting period for state insurance signup
September 4, 2014
Things aren’t always as clear-cut as they seem. We’ve been advising consumers that they can’t buy plans through the state exchange until Nov. 15, unless they have a qualifying life event such as a relocation, birth or marriage. Read More
Bracing for New Challenges in Year 2 of Health Care Law
September 4, 2014
The first year of enrollment under the federal health care law was marred by the troubled start of HealthCare.gov, rampant confusion among consumers and a steep learning curve for insurers and government officials alike. Read More
Bill Linking Health Enrollment to Schools OK’d by Legislature, Sent to Governor
September 2, 2014
The Legislature this week gave its final approval to a bill designed to help families understand health care options and gain access to coverage when they enroll their children in school. Read More