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Politico reports on efforts to sign people up for health care as Humana sends a lime green bus through some of the state's poorest areas. Other outlets look at enrollment campaigns in Maine, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon and Colorado.
Prospects are growing dim that Congress will permanently fix Medicare's outdated payment formula this year because lawmakers have been unable to agree on a way to pay for it. Meanwhile, federal officials have drafted rules to protect seniors when Medicare Advantage plans cut doctors from their networks.
At issue is whether for-profit companies, such as Hobby Lobby, are entitled to the same religious protections as individuals or religious organizations.
News media report on a variety of health care issues in Florida, Texas, California, Wisconsin, New York, Massachusetts and Minnesota.
The pill's developer, Gilead Sciences, sells it for $1,000 per pill.
A variety of opinions about the Hobby Lobby lawsuit challenging a provision of the health law which will be heard Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Democrats gear up a social media campaign as part of "health care strike teams." In the meantime, the GOP and tea party members use the law in their campaign messaging.
Some might be surprised that if they don't sign up for health insurance by the March 31 deadline, they'll owe more than $95.
With just a week to go before the sign-up deadline, The Washington Post looks at the White House's systematic effort to get more people signed up for insurance. But consumers still confront some obstacles.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
While the Virginia Legislature tries again to break an impasse over Medicaid expansion which has blocked passage of a state budget, Vice President Joseph Biden predicts that political pressure will eventually force GOP officials in every state to accept the expansion. And in Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat, said he's talked with federal officials about a plan to go around the GOP-controlled state legislature, which opposes the expansion, but federal officials say their hands are tied.
Insurers selling Obamacare plans have set drug prices according to a tiered system that in some cases requires consumers to pay as much as 50 percent of the cost, The Associated Press writes. Meanwhile, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that although a glitch that had disseminated incorrect subsidy information on healthcare.gov has been fixed, wrong information might still be given out by independent sites. Also, the administration signaled it would allow people to enroll in health plans after March 31 if they had tried but been unable to sign up because of glitches.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations examine the final week for health law enrollment, the Supreme Court case this week about the law's contraceptive mandate and the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the controversial overhaul.
Officials also said that the online insurance exchange is attracting more Hispanic customers, a key constituency for the marketing effort. Also, in Minnesota, officials announce an effort to boost enrollment of young adults.
The Wall Street Journal says a report to be released today will spotlight the increasing number of problems.
An analysis of the state marketplace by First Data released Thursday found serious problems with management and communications.
The House minority leader marks the anniversary of the law's passage by expressing confidence that the law will help Democratic candidates this fall.
Although Ezekiel Emanuel was a key White House adviser on the law, other Democrats dispute his view about transitions in how Americans get coverage. Meanwhile, the Associated Press examines some workers' desire to leave jobs now that they can get insurance elsewhere.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
The president continues his many media appearances to help draw attention to the enrollment deadline at the end of March. Meanwhile, a new Pew poll finds that younger Americans are somewhat more interested in the law but support among Hispanics has dropped.
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