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The health law's expansion of the low-income health insurance program was a hot topic at this week's Republican Governors Association meeting in Florida. Meanwhile, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock unveiled his Medicaid plan for the state.
One entrepreneur has created software that helps people pick the best health plan based on personal factors that go well beyond premium costs, reports The New York Times. Others news outlets examine the challenges facing the SHOP program for small businesses, tax issues related to the health law and the lack of adult vision coverage in health law plans.
Vermont, for instance, has said it will not pay him for his work on the state's health plan, and Michigan lawmakers plan to investigate his efforts there. Meanwhile, Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., questioned a grant awarded to the MIT economist by the National Institutes of Health.
While Maryland and Minnesota report some improvements, officials in Washington state are still holding hearings about issues left over from the 2014 enrollment.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of health policy stories from Tennessee, Arizona, California, Hawaii, North Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota and Kansas.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Cross Blue Shield of California may have violated state law if it listed physicians in online directories that were no longer taking Covered California patients.
And Americans say that the disease is a top priority to them, a Gallup polls suggests.
Elsewhere Veterans Affairs officials start the second phase of their attempt at reforming the system -- including helping vets waiting for care know where they stand with "choice cards."
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPAC, is looking at ways to get rid of Medicare's "two-midnight" rule by eliminating the category of observation status at hospitals. Meanwhile, patient groups join regulators in advocating for greater federal oversight of certain diagnostic tests.
About 15 years ago, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation began investing in a biotechnology firm to develop drugs to treat the lung disease. That funding has produced new drugs, but their price tags have spurred criticism of the group, reports The New York Times. Meanwhile, the FDA delays a rule for updating generic drug labeling.
The Labor Department warns businesses against giving workers money to buy individual insurance policies in government-run exchanges. Other stories look at the cost of such policies and also advise workers with employer-sponsored coverage what issues to consider during their annual open enrollment.
Meanwhile, as controversy continues about the former adviser's remarks about the strategy for pushing through the law, several outlets examine his comments in relation to the tax on Cadillac plans.
The choice of Turley, who says he voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, comes after two law firms backed out of earlier commitments to represent the Republicans.
For instance, CQ Healthbeat reports on some of the challenges faced by people who bought exchange plans last year and were then offered employer coverage, too. Meanwhile, a provision of the overhaul is pinching retired cops in Dallas.
Elsewhere, Missouri veterans groups are joining a push for an expansion of the low-income health insurance program even though its prospects are dim. And, in North Carolina, a key legislator raises questions about any efforts to expand the program.
States are reporting varying degrees of success. Kentucky's Kynect is viewed as a model, while news outlets in Maryland and Washington report on what's been improved over last year and what remains a trouble spot. Also in the news, states made a final run at federal grants to help them set up their own marketplaces. And, in Illinois, state lawmakers are facing one more chance to establish their own exchange.
Despite a smoother start to this year's open enrollment, immigrants report there is no clear way to upload copies of their green cards to show they are legal residents, while others have trouble with sign-ins and passwords.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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