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An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer notes the problem. In other implementation news, recent statements by a Treasury official are being touted by Republicans as evidence the Obama administration has overstepped its statutory authority.
News outlets report on health care news in Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri and Washington.
This week's studies come from Health Affairs, the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, the Annals of Family Medicine, JAMA Psychiatry, The Kaiser Family Foundation, Texas A&M University's Private Enterprise Research Center and the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a new examination of Ezekiel Emanuel's book about the crafting of the health law and President Obama's latest push to boost enrollment.
The health law returns to the Supreme Court next week when justices consider a challenge by two companies seeking relief from the contraceptive coverage requirement.
The president ties his NCAA picks to a campaign aimed at enrolling young people in health insurance before the March 31 deadline.
This week's articles are from The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic and 9 To 5 Mac.
Propublica reports on this development.
The health law, however, is part of an ongoing debate among some GOP strategists on the best paths going forward.
With less than two weeks to go in open enrollment, analysts size up the likelihood of reaching signup targets for young people and worry about the impact of that and other factors on 2015 premiums for exchange plans. The role of insurance brokers is also examined.
According to The Denver Post, Colorado's marketplace is seeing an acceleration in the rate of enrollment,while the Los Angeles Times highlights specific outreach efforts as the clock ticks toward March 31. In Oregon, though, the countdown is on for the release of a report detailing what went wrong. And, in Connecticut, GOP state legislators want to know any of the consumers using the state's online portal were previously uninsured.
The New England Journal of Medicine study is the first independent assessment of guidelines released last fall on the use of the heart medications, and it shows 56 million people between the ages of 40 and 75 are eligible for the treatment.
This "carefully crafted" approach fell short of the needed support, but its backers vow to return next year with a new proposal. News outlets also provide updates on expansion efforts in Nevada, Virginia and Ohio.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
A selection of health policy stories from New York, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota and Colorado.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how the GOP is challenging the Obama administration's authority regarding the health law on various fronts, including the employer mandate delay and the birth control coverage mandate.
News outlets offer tips and answer questions about what consumers need to know as the deadline to sign up for health insurance approaches.
On Tuesday, the federal online marketplace -- healthcare.gov -- went down for 30 minutes even as officials were pointing out a spike in sign-ups. Meanwhile, news outlets offer reports about the states that are integral to the administration reaching its enrollment target as well as updates from Maryland, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Nevada.
Several dozen people were arrested Tuesday after protests at the Georgia state capitol targeting Gov. Nathan Deal's decision to not expand Medicaid under the health law. Elsewhere, Medicaid expansion makes news in New Mexico, New Jersey and California.
Other Medicare issues are examined: Observation care and cost to Medicare beneficiaries, hospice care and an experiment to give curative and palliative care at the same time.
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