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The two-page form, designed to accommodate religious beliefs, is regarded as an untenable compromise by some religious employers, reports The New York Times. Meanwhile, GOP governors see little fallout from the Supreme Court's contraceptive coverage decision.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of Medicare, the health law and veterans' care policy issues as well as reports from the campaign trail.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, is challenging the Obama administration's failure to enforce parts of the health law.
According to three new studies, the health law has in its first year reduced the number of uninsured adults by between 8 million and 11 million, and the majority of enrollees report satisfaction with their plans.
The FDA is reviewing what kind of data drug companies should be allowed to give doctors about off-label uses with a goal of issuing guidelines by year's end.
New software for the health exchange has passed its initial testing and officials say they are cautiously optimistic that the state can run its own marketplace when enrollment begins in the fall. Also, Modern Healthcare examines where small business exchanges stand.
Meanwhile, an ambitious Connecticut plan to overhaul how health care is delivered and paid for worries Medicaid advocates, who fear doctors will have financial incentives to withhold care.
Under an obscure, 50-year-old rule, Medicaid covers residential addiction treatment only if a center has 16 or fewer beds, severely limiting options for newly covered drug addicts and alcoholics, reports The New York Times. Meanwhile, some Californians whose doctors are not in their plans have been able to switch coverage after the deadline because of the law's "qualifying life events" provision, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Virginia, Missouri, Vermont, Maryland, Georgia and New York.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
This week's studies come from Health Affairs, the Annals of Internal Medicine, Plos One, the Urban Institute and The Kaiser Family Foundation.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of surveys that offer insight into how the health law is doing in terms of reducing the nation's rate of uninsurance.
About 9.5 million Americans gained coverage during the health law's open enrollment period, and the uninsured rate for working-age adults fell from 20 percent to 15 percent, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.
State Republican legislative leaders who opposed expansion of the health care program for low-income residents announced that they will call the legislature into session to weigh the governor's proposal.
Health care providers say they're losing millions that are tied up in appeals because of the increasing number of Medicare audits. Meanwhile, the trade group representing family physicians complains about Congress' failure to fix Medicare's outdated physician payment formula.
But, the report says that while 60 percent of those with mental illnesses want to work, only 2 percent of people in the public mental health system get help to find work.
Elsewhere, a lawsuit alleging bad medical care at a Virginia women's prison is delayed by institution of a new provider to give that care.
Also, the Washington Post fact-checks another ad which positions Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., as a key Obamacare opponent and claims the health law increased insurance premiums 50 percent.
Urgent care has mushroomed into an estimated $14.5 billion business, as investors try to profit from changes in health care, reports The New York Times. Meanwhile, beginning in September, patients will be able to check whether their doctors have accepted gifts, payments and other services worth $10 or more from drug and medical device makers and suppliers.
With only a limited calendar to work with, Democrats view this push as an important aspect of the 2014 congressional campaign.
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