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Federal investigators, working undercover for the Government Accountability Office, said they had been able to obtain subsidized insurance under the health law using fictitious identities and false documents. The administration said it was working on remedying the verification problems.
News outlets report that providers and insurers worry the two appellate court decisions could undermine the stability of the newly expanded health insurance markets. Meanwhile, governors in those states that opted not to set up their own marketplaces may face pressure if consumers who used healthcare.gov to shop for coverage lose their subsidies.
Members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs indicated Tuesday they would likely endorse Robert McDonald, President Barack Obama's nominee to take over the Department of Veterans Affairs. A full Senate vote could come as early as next week.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Colorado, Maryland, Kansas, Missouri, Washington state and Minnesota.
The Obama administration said Tuesday it will create a new option for certain religious nonprofits that object to the health law's contraception mandate that does not entail submitting a form that they say also violates their religious beliefs.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage and analysis of yesterday's conflicting legal decisions regarding the health law.
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington ruled Tuesday that subsidies may not be offered in the federal health exchange. The decision overturned a lower court ruling. Hours later the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals offered its own decision, which upholds the Obama administration's arguments that subsidies can be applied in the federal exchange.
News outlets report that consumer frustration with health law plans' limited choice of doctors and hospitals is emerging in a number of areas.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is challenging the requirement that members of Congress and their staffs get government-subsidized health care through the law's online marketplaces, but U.S. District Judge William Griesbach in Wisconsin says Johnson and his aide had not been harmed by the law.
This latest warning is the Food and Drug Administration's third in 15 months.
The analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation examines seniors' costs from 2000 to 2010. Also, another story focuses on a new Medicare effort to find ways to exempt beneficiaries from the requirement that they be in the hospital for three days before they qualify for nursing home coverage.
In other news regarding medical practice, the federal database detailing payments to doctors from the drug and device industries is plagued by error messages.
The Washington Post reports on this development.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said the Senate will accept some offset on the cost of the package, a demand from the House. But the negotiations still have other issues to resolve. Meanwhile, the nominee to lead the agency prepares to testify before the Senate, and a new report examines problems at the VA.
Headlines highlight how health policy issues -- and the health law in particular -- are playing in these races.
The board directing the troubled Oregon health exchange is meeting this week to begin making recommendations about next steps and the future. In addition, Washington's health benefit exchange faces challenges of its own.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
A selection of health policy stories from Hawaii, California, Virginia, Kansas and Maryland.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a report about how anger over narrow networks is bubbling up.
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