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With implementation of major provisions of the law looming, Republicans see this fall's budget showdown as their last chance to slow or stop the president's signature legislation from taking effect. Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro's Jennifer Haberkorn discuss.
The federal overhaul will help some immigrants who are not citizens gain insurance, but there are no provisions to help those who are in the country illegally.
Even proponents of the federal health law have the same expectation: The rollout of the biggest new social program in nearly 50 years is not going to be pretty.
Number of policies offered will vary depending on the state.
New measures are announced after 17 states hostile to the law restrict the work of consumer navigators.
Government actuaries estimate that health care will account for 20 percent of gross domestic product by 2022.
Care is particularly aggressive in the Philadelphia area, according to a Dartmouth Atlas study.
With the Congressional Budget Office projecting a reduced cost for a long-term "doc fix," Congress may seize the opportunity to end the annual adjustments to Medicare reimbursement rates. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call's Emily Ethridge discuss.
Open enrollments will be held annually for beneficiaries.
Various legal challenges to the health law's contraception coverage mandate are continuing to wind their way through the system.
The Obama administration had been trying for almost two years to extend overtime and minimum wage protections to the workers. The rule doesn't take effect until 2015.
Employers are raising deductibles, giving workers health savings accounts, mimicking the health law's online insurance marketplaces and nudging patients to shop around for treatments.
The uninsured rate for 2012 dropped slightly from 15.7 percent to 15.4 percent, largely because of an increase in people enrolled in public insurance programs.
The Affordable Care Act could have easily put eHealthInsurance.com out of business; instead, eHealthInsurance will be another place to buy plans in the 34 states that have federally run insurance exchanges.
The health law's new online insurance marketplaces will create new opportunities for people who lose their jobs and their employer-based health coverage, but consumer advocates worry they may not realize this and lock themselves into pricier coverage than they need.
These marketplaces open Oct. 1 and will allow individuals and small businesses to compare insurance coverage.
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