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California officials say they will stick with the March 31 deadline for applying for health insurance but are granting those who start an application by then until April 15 to finish it. Oregon officials, meanwhile, gave residents another 30 days to get coverage through Cover Oregon. And in Texas, advocates continue their all-out push, despite the relaxation of the federal exchange deadline.
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
People are waiting in line in Maryland while Minnesota's exchange is now enrolling about 2,000 people a day. Elsewhere, California has trouble getting African Americans to sign up, and Florida's enrollment numbers swell.
Stateline reports that backers of the health law and the expansion increasingly are worried that alternative approaches being developed by some states could undermine the Medicaid program.
The Obama administration's decision to give some people more time to sign up for coverage drew criticism from Republicans, while advocates continued to hit hard on the formal deadline to maintain their momentum.
Three million of those enrollees alone are in California, while Georgia enrollment moves up slightly to more than 177,000.
Hospitals and nursing homes have been trying to cut facility-acquired infection rates, which has worked better for some conditions than others.
The House is expected to vote Thursday to avoid a 24 percent pay cut to doctors who treat Medicare patients, but some dissent in their ranks could hamper their efforts. A reprieve would be the 17th time Congress has avoided the cut in 10 years.
A variety of opinions about the health law.
The lawmakers, many of whom are up for re-election this fall, will likely meet this week to set principles for the changes, which could include allowing lower coverage, "copper," insurance plans.
A selection of health policy stories from Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota and New York.
Sign-up rates varied greatly by state, with more than half of the $10 billion allotted so far going to consumers in California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas and New York, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation study. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department allows battered spouses filing separate income taxes to claim subsidies. Also, Merck and GlaxoSmithKline hold off on helping Obamacare enrollees with copays.
This week's articles are from The Atlantic, The Christian Science Monitor, Mosaic Science, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Wired.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more coverage of the emerging details of the Obama administration's decision to allow some consumers to enroll in health coverage after the March 31 deadline.
People who began the enrollment process but were not able to finish it because of technical problems will be given additional time to enroll in a health plan. In recent weeks, some of the states operating their own health exchanges have taken similar steps.
CQ HealthBeat is reporting that more than 400,000 people who qualify for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program are waiting for their applications to be sent from the federal insurance exchange website to states for processing.
News outlets report that a split federal appeals court on Tuesday debated whether individuals buying health insurance in the federal marketplace should be eligible for tax subsidies, presenting a potentially serious legal challenge to a central part of President Barack Obama's health care law.
The Washington Post reports on the development.
On the defensive about health law missteps, the White House and congressional Democrats are stepping up attacks on the GOP over pocketbook issues like the minimum wage. Meanwhile, The Washington Post's Fact Checker looks at a new attack ad.
In New Hampshire, the legislature approved the bill and sent it to the governor. The Virginia House, controlled by Republicans who oppose an expansion of the program for low-income residents, approved a budget that does not accept the governor's request for expansion.
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