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Gov. Terry McAuliffe will fly to southwest Virginia to draw attention to the uninsured as he continues his campaign to expand Medicaid. In Wisconsin, officials release data showing that about one of three people who lost coverage when Gov. Scott Walker changed BadgerCare health insurance later bought plans on the federal health exchange.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
The industry wants to exclude brokers' fees from being factored into administrative costs, which would reduce consumer refunds under the health law's medical loss ratio rule. Currently, the rule requires plans in the small group market to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical costs and no more than 20 percent on administrative costs. Other stories look at access to specialty care and predicted Obamacare disasters that never happened.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how Capitol Hill politics are impacting health care policy.
Federal spending on health care has slowed sharply, partly as a result of the federal health care law, reports the Congressional Budget Office. But the changes are not sufficient to resolve the nation's long-term debt, the report finds.
Responding to federal pressure, state officials said they would slash the number of waiting applicants nearly in half over the next six weeks. Kansas, meanwhile, promised to fix its computers so they can communicate with the federal system.
The industry study finds that visits to doctors are down slightly over 2013. Another study looks at how nurses could do more in managing chronic illnesses to relieve stress on doctors.
Democrats have scheduled a Senate vote Wednesday on legislation offered to respond to the Supreme Court's recent ruling. And, on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony about another measure that would void some state abortion restrictions.
Insurers like WellPoint and Aetna are offering patients the option of e-visits with doctors as a way to cut costs, but some see problems with that, reports Bloomberg. Other media outlets explore the controversy over Sovaldi, an expensive new drug for hepatitis C.
In a major move, Senate negotiators have backed away from proposed cuts in eligibility for many aged, blind and disabled people.
More than 80,000 Texans have enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act last fall, despite the state's decision not to participate in the health law's expansion of eligibility. Enrollment and marketplace developments in Colorado and Maryland are also tracked.
Despite many confrontations with the White House, Republicans have decided the best strategy is to focus this legal challenge on actions President Barack Obama has taken on the health law.
The statutes, known as Laura's Law in California, have become popular in various states after the recent wave of mass shootings.
A selection of health policy stories from Michigan, Tennessee, California, Wisconsin, New York and North Carolina.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the Congressional Budget Office's latest estimate on federal health care spending.
The Republican governor said he wants to fix the current system first but would consider expansion if federal officials allow the state to craft its own plan. Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports that sign-ups for coverage in North Carolina beat those in nearly every other red state.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 28,000 assisters nationwide were involved in helping as consumers explorde their new health insurance options under the ACA.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering the assistance in hopes that states will be able to streamline processes in ways that will ultimately lead to better patient care.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is making disability payments to thousands of veterans without adequate medical evidence they deserve the benefits as the agency attempts to cut a huge backlog of claims, a department watchdog says.
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