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At least seven states have criticized an administration proposal to make state-run marketplaces responsible for determining eligibility for mandate exemptions. Meanwhile, Oregon's Legislative Counsel's Office says the exchange board does not have authority to scrap the state exchange in favor of the federal one. The opinion is not binding.
The Obama administration questioned the accuracy of the numbers, saying they do not reflect reports from insurance companies themselves, most of which have indicated that 80 to 90 percent of enrollees have paid up.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina.
This week's articles come from CNN, WBUR, The Virginian-Pilot, Vox, The Guardian and The New York Times.
And a new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would prohibit insurers from selling as full policies bare-bones "fixed benefit" plans, potentially exposing Democrats to midterm criticism.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including headlines about a GOP report on health exchange sign-ups as well as coverage of the interaction between the health law and WellPoint's first-quarter results.
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that more people think the overhaul is a bad idea rather than a good one. Still, another poll concluded that voters in swing districts are more supportive of fixing it instead of repealing it.
Meanwhile, Marketplace describes how hundreds of mostly rural residents in Tennessee still wait in line all night to get free health care, while Southern California Public Radio reports on Obamacare enrollees who feel emboldened to leave their jobs to start businesses now that they can get insurance outside of their jobs.
Under a 2012 court settlement, the Department of Health and Human Services agreed to relax rules that said seniors could get these services only if they continued to improve. But many providers are still unaware of the new regulations.
The first confirmation hearing for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, will be next week.
The White House, however, opposes the bill on grounds that it could weaken the health law's consumer protections, although it stopped short of threatening a veto.
State officials say it is a result of the "woodwork effect." Meanwhile, Modern Healthcare reports that some state Medicaid managed care plans are looking for help dealing with the cost of Sovaldi, the new hepatitis C drug.
News outlets around the country reported on The Commonwealth Fund's score card, which graded states on 42 measures, including access to care, quality and costs. USA Today looked at the report's contention that states' decisions not to expand Medicaid risk widening the health care gap with states that have expanded coverage.
A selection of health policy stories from Virginia, Arizona, Missouri and Connecticut.
Still, the company, which is closely watched because it is a big provider of plans to individuals through the law's marketplaces, beat analysts' expectations and raised its outlook for the year. Also out are earnings statements from hospital giant HCA and Express Scripts.
Emails show that a former Oregon official believed in early October that the state's troubled exchange was just weeks away from a fix that might also be used to rescue the federal website, reports The Oregonian. Meanwhile, Fox News writes about an announcement by contractor Accenture that it will cost $121 million to get the federal exchange site ready for a second open enrollment and MNsure makes coverage retroactive for some people.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a new round of articles exploring recent polls and politics related to the public's view of the health law.
Meanwhile, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll concludes that there is a disconnect between people's perception of the health law's enrollment and the actual sign up total. In addition, Fox News reports on a Bankrate survey finding people don't appear to mind paying added fees if those costs increase workers' access to health insurance.
Federal officials lay out specifications for companies who will take over the website as they seek to make sure the sign-up effort does not run into repeat problems during next fall's enrollment season.
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