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In a letter that the administration described as a "blatant and shameful attempt to intimidate," the Republican House members direct groups to provide a written description of the work they intend to do, the number of employees and volunteers, their duties and how much they'll be paid.
Consumer columnist offers caution about the financial implications of that switch.
The Seattle-based insurer and health provider won't cover abortions in plans it will sell in the new online marketplace but says women will be able to get the procedure without paying more.
The National Business Group On Health's annual survey of large employers asked whether they expected various groups currently covered by their plans to choose the health law's new coverage in 2014.
With less than five weeks before the online exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act open for enrollment, insurers are using tools pioneered by political campaigns to identify potential customers and analyze their needs.
Consumer columnist answers questions about marketplace operations.
Administration officials are planning campaign to convince millions of seniors that they don't need to sign up for the online exchanges.
Retailers, restaurant chains and others find they can continue to offer such coverage and avoid the health law's heftiest fines.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature that details readers responses to recent KHN stories.
In the 16 states and the District of Columbia that have opted to run their own online health insurance marketplaces, catchy jingles, ad campaigns and cartoon characters are among the tools being used to make sure residents know the exchanges will be open for business Oct. 1.
Partly blaming the health law, United Parcel Service is set to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they are eligible for coverage elsewhere.
California's mild climate means that farm work is a year-round business, and come 2015, the Affordable Care Act will require farm labor contractors to offer health insurance to field workers for the first time.
Some pediatricians, upset about the pricing for their patients and the lack of easy access to what the hospitals charge, are doing the procedures in their offices instead.
But a growing number of workers, especially those employed by small businesses, feel the pinch of deductibles of at least $1,000.
The administration of Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, has walked a political tightrope as the state gets ready for a federal initiative that the Republican-led Legislature strongly opposes and state voters have weighed in against - twice.
The SHOP exchanges are intended to make it easier for small businesses to offer their employees a variety of good plans, but that option is being delayed for a year in 33 states.
The health insurance premiums of younger, healthier adults will be important to balancing the cost of covering older, sicker Americans, but the challenge is to convince them they need the coverage.
Maine, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Vermont are tightening eligibility requirements to shift some residents receiving Medicaid benefits into the online insurance marketplaces created by the health law.
More than 100 organizations receive money to help consumers sign up for coverage in online marketplaces in 34 states.
Critics say the rejection of individual plans from five companies that applied to sell inside the insurance marketplace will limit consumer choices and hurt continuity of care.
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