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Democrats and Republicans in Mississippi are locked in a fight over the health law's Medicaid expansion that could threaten reauthorization of the state's Medicaid program -- and care for 700,000 residents.
Health experts and insurers predict the trend will boost insurance premiums for everyone.
The government, in a draft rule, says it will double the penalties and bonuses offered some group practices with 100 or more professionals. It also moves up deadlines for practices with 10 professionals.
States hope they will be better able to care for the federal health law's 30 million newly insured patients by relaxing decades-old "scope of practice" laws that determine what care nurse practitioners can deliver.
President uses speech to push back against critics, highlight law's benefits to middle-class and working Americans.
Video: In remarks at the White House Thursday the president touted lower-than-projected premiums that have been announced for health insurance marketplaces in several states.
The health care model encouraged by the Affordable Care Act rewards physicians for coordinating patient care and controlling costs.
Although much has been made about the tax credits that will help people afford to pay insurance premiums, the cost-sharing assistance can substantially reduce out-of-pocket medical expenses.
With provisions of the health law kicking in, consumers are likely to have more questions. One of the biggest will be where to search for answers and assistance.
The administration is making a strong push to entice Hispanic Americans and legal residents to get insurance through the online insurance exchanges.
Christian Hospital's struggle to serve the disadvantaged is not likely to get easier under the Affordable Care Act.
Like other types of birth control, these medications are required to be covered as a preventive benefit without cost sharing in many health plans. But to do so, women must get a prescription for the soon-to-be over-the-counter pills.
An increasing number of consumers have these plans with lower premiums, but they must cover the first $1,000, $5,000 or even $10,000 of care before insurance kicks in, providing an incentive to haggle with doctors and hospitals.
With a new slew of complicated laws and regulations on the books, someone has to interpret them for average Americans and the business community.
One in five households in the United States has only a tenuous relationship with a traditional bank, and many of these people are also uninsured. It's still an open question how the unbanked will buy insurance on the exchanges.
A new law passed this year says Oklahoma patients who are disabled, elderly or terminally ill cannot be denied life-preserving treatments if they or their health proxies want it.
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