Obama: Political Gridlock Worsens Obamacare Woes October 4, 2016 By Toluse Olorunnipa President Barack Obama said his signature health-care law has “real problems” that have been exacerbated by congressional gridlock and political...
More People Have Health Insurance in Oklahoma but Uninsured Rate Still High September 16, 2016 A new federal study shows the number of Oklahomans without health insurance has fallen by 6 percent since 2010, but...
Midwest States See Gains in Health Insurance Coverage September 15, 2016 Several Midwest states report significant drops in the number of residents without health insurance. New data shows nearly 200,000 Wisconsin...
Insurer Competition Vital for Healthcare Consumers: U.S. Health Official July 18, 2016 By Zachary Tracer The Obama administration’s top health official highlighted the importance of competition to insurance markets, as the Justice Department is poised...
Pittsburgh-Based Highmark Sues Federal Government Over ACA Payments May 19, 2016 Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark Inc. is suing the federal government saying it’s owed about $223 million under the Affordable Care...
Changing Directions, Oklahoma Eyes Medicaid Expansion May 17, 2016 By Sean Murphy Despite bitter resistance in Oklahoma for years to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, Republican leaders in this conservative state are...
Massachusetts Law That Became Model for Affordable Care Act Turns 10 April 14, 2016 Massachusetts is marking the tenth anniversary of a landmark health care law that later served as a model for the...
Big Health Insurers Still View Obamacare as Big Opportunity November 2, 2015 By Tom Murphy Slipping enrollment and struggling competitors have done little to shake the faith that the nation’s biggest health insurers have placed...
Democratic Presidential Candidates Oppose Obamacare’s ‘Cadillac’ Tax October 14, 2015 By Arit John While Republican presidential candidates debate the best way to repeal and replace Obamacare, Democrats have a different issue to work...
N.H. Seeks to Update Insurance Rules for Health Care Provider Networks July 13, 2015 By Holly Ramer The New Hampshire Insurance Department is moving forward with changing its rules for health care provider networks, but some insurance...