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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, a Republican turned Independent, has already had several expansion attempts blocked by the state's GOP-controlled legislature. He described this action -- bypassing the legislature and applying directly to the federal government -- as the final option.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Health care stories are reported from California, Connecticut, North Carolina, Kentucky, Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Also in the news, the drug industry is increasing -- though modestly -- its spending on continuing medical education.
These results come in the midst of a merger frenzy for the nation's health insurers.
In other congressional action, the House cleared legislation to assist those with ALS, sending the bill to President Obama. The House also passed a breast cancer research bill, while lobbying on Capitol Hill heats up over the so-called "Cadillac tax."
GOP congressional leaders and presidential hopefuls are calling for action after the release of a sting video by anti-abortion advocates alleged the organization sells aborted fetal body parts.
But it also said that the Internal Revenue Service ran a generally successful tax season even as it faced budget cuts and grappled with the implementation of its role in the Affordable Care Act.
Analysis by consulting firm Avalere Health finds that the "narrow networks" available under the federal and state exchange plans offer 34 percent fewer medical providers than average.
A congressional watchdog filed fictitious applications last year, 11 of which were enrolled for Obamacare despite fake documents or missing information. The report raises concerns about the federal health exchange's ability to detect fraud.
Alaska's governor is expected to announce a plan for expansion there Thursday as other states are still locked up in controversy over the choice.
Marilyn Tavenner, who stepped down from her position of administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in February, was named president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the nation.
Health care stories are reported from Florida, Illinois, California, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Iowa and Missouri.
New search tools offer consumers important information to weigh their options in making this choice. Meanwhile, Kiplinger's Retirement Report offers a warning about how Medicare's "observation status" can make for a hefty hospital bill, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' five-star ratings approach to nursing homes.
Civil rights groups are trying to build the case into a national class action lawsuit.
In other marketplace news, Blue Cross and Blue Shield will begin offering identity protection services to all eligible members by the start of the New Year, while Johnson & Johnson is reviving its nonprescription drug business.
The video recorded a lunch between two antiabortion activists posing as biotech firm employees and Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood’s senior director of medical services, in which Nucatola talked about the organization's work donating fetal tissue to researchers. The activists pressed her on whether the clinics were charging for the organs.
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