Health-care-related bankruptcies, touted as a key justification for passing Obamacare in 2010, are not nearly as prevalent as reform proponents such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren have claimed, researchers say.

The U.S. agency that administers Obamacare is freezing payments to insurers that cover sicker patients, saying a federal court ruling ties its hands. The move brought a sharp response from health insurers warning of market disruptions and higher costs.

Millennial employees—who now outnumber Baby Boomers—are more comfortable with nontraditional ways of engaging with their health care providers and are more likely to apply shopping habits associated with online retail to their health care decision-making, whether in a traditional or a high-deductible health plan, a survey by the nonprofit Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found.

Two national drug lobbying organizations dropped a lawsuit Thursday challenging the constitutionality of Nevada’s first-in-the-nation insulin pricing transparency law a little less than a month after the state approved regulations allowing drug companies to protect certain information they turn over to the state from public disclosure.

The guidance reflects concerns CMS has expressed regarding consumer complaints, including some about brokers. CMS is considering a program to advise individual brokers if they have received complaints or have reason to believe that a broker has not adhered to Marketplace rules. The program which is under review and has been described to NAHU would be advisory in nature and would not be reported to state regulators.

The number of registered brokers and agents who help people sign up for coverage through the federal ACA insurance exchange continued to decline in 2018, despite the CMS' efforts to encourage their participation by making it easier for them to sign up customers during open enrollment.