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The Los Angeles Times reports that health officials in California are meeting immigration concerns head on with a new ad campaign. Meanwhile, the Detroit Free Press notes that the health law's fines for businesses begin in 2015.
The high court's announcement Friday that it would hear the case came as a surprise and puts at risk the overhaul's central aim of extending health coverage to lower-income Americans who don't qualify for Medicaid or have access to employer-sponsored coverage.
Meanwhile, tabulating the total cost so far to operate Maryland's online insurance marketplace is proving difficult. Also in the news, reports on enrollment and outreach efforts from Connecticut, Michigan and Washington state.
HHS officials hope this function will help reduce strain on the federal website, which will launch Nov. 15 for the health law's second open season.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Supreme Court justices today agreed to hear a legal challenge regarding the use of the health law's subsidies to purchase insurance on the federal insurance exchange.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
A selection of health policy stories from Massachusetts, Maryland, New Mexico, South Carolina, Colorado, New Hampshire, Alabama, Oregon and California.
Doctors' groups say the cost estimate for changing the formula to pay Medicare providers has never been lower but differences over how to fund the change might still block action, Politico reports.
The insurer says, however, that the increased costs were offset in part by increasing membership.
Also, in Ohio, the governor's office says he plans to continue the expansion, but Republicans in the state legislature may want to change course.
Kevin Counihan, chief executive of Healthcare.gov, says he will deliver a functional, not flashy, shopping experience in the second open enrollment season. Other stories look at cybersecurity upgrades for the federal exchange and debates among state exchange officials about plans for long-term financial viability.
The presumptive Senate majority leader and the speaker of the House outlined their legislative vision with a series of bullet points in a Thursday Wall Street Journal opinion piece.
Flush with the power of the majority, congressional Republicans plan to have a vote to repeal Obamacare, although the president has vowed to veto that. The "plan B" strategy will then be to undo some of the overhaul's most unpopular provisions. News outlets also report on how congressional committees may deal with the Affordable Care Act and other health policy.
The New York Times notes that one thing is for sure -- the overhaul will again face a high level of scrutiny. Lines in the sand are already emerging -- with Republicans calling for a complete repeal and President Barack Obama re-iterating his intent to protect his signature legislative achievement -- but in the background some point to the potential to address provisions that both parties would like to fix.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
A selection of health policy stories from Hawaii, Colorado and Missouri.
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