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Sebelius, Foxx urge action on Obama agenda
By Bill Barrow / Associated Press | August 12, 2013
Two of President Barack Obama's top lieutenants offered the nation's state legislators reserved-but-clear denunciations of Republican opposition they say hurts the middle class.
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N.C. Blues latest to set up shops touting info on insurance exchanges
By Associated Press | August 11, 2013
In Morrisville, N.C., just down from the Target and Gander Mountain big-box stores and between a nail salon and dental office, North Carolina's largest health insurer opened its first retail store.
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Obama discusses challenges of reform law implementation
By Jaimy Lee | August 09, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
President Barack Obama referred to Republican efforts to repeal the healthcare reform law as an “ideological fixation” during a White House news conference Friday.
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Reform Update: HHS to award $54 million for navigator training
By Jaimy Lee | August 08, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
HHS is preparing to award $54 million in grants to navigators—organizations that will provide impartial information about signing up for coverage on the state health insurance exchanges.
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Reform Update: Feds stand firm; patients in certain plans will face higher out-of-pocket costs
By Ashok Selvam | August 07, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Groups seeking to protect patients with chronic conditions from an increase in out-of-pocket spending beyond the limits set in the reform law aren't happy with a response from the Labor Department.
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Reform Update: Tavenner downplays GOP concerns over reform
By Jessica Zigmond | August 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Two months before open enrollment begins on the state insurance exchanges, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner downplayed concerns from GOP lawmakers that the 2010 healthcare law will hurt jobs and expressed confidence that the employer mandate delay won't affect the law's implementation.
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Reform Update: Online insurance brokers get to play on federally run exchanges
By Jonathan Block | August 01, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Increasing enrollment in health insurance is one of the primary goals of the health reform law. The CMS took a major step to achieve that by signing agreements with five online insurance brokers.
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White House takes aim at Obamacare opposition's economic claims
By Reuters via Yahoo | July 30, 2013
The White House on Monday shot back at critics who claim Obamacare is leading to higher healthcare costs, slower job growth and rising numbers of part-time workers, saying the latest economic statistics show none of those effects.
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Obama to meet with House, Senate Dems to discuss reform, economy
By Josh Lederman / Associated Press | July 27, 2013
President Barack Obama plans to meet separately Wednesday with House and Senate Democrats to discuss upcoming challenges on issues like the economy and the rollout of Obama's healthcare law.
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Healthcare fight a major obstacle to averting shutdown
By Andrew Taylor / Associated Press | July 26, 2013
Conservatives' last stand against the healthcare reform law will be a major obstacle as top lawmakers try to come up with must-do legislation to keep federal agencies running after Sept. 30.
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