Defending the shaky rollout of his healthcare law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't give up" on the problem-plagued program at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | October 05, 2013
| Print Magazine
After a glitch-plagued first week of enrollment on the state and federally run insurance exchanges, many observers are wondering whether more technical problems are still to come and whether consumers will keep doggedly trying to sign up for coverage. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | October 05, 2013
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“They've shut down the government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of Americans.”—President Barack Obama FULL STORY »
By Rachel Landen | October 05, 2013
| Print Magazine
The partisan split over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the center of the budget impasse that shut down the federal government last week reflects sharp divisions in the public's view of the law. FULL STORY »
Shares of hospital operators rose on Thursday on a strong show of interest in newly launched insurance plans, raising hopes that millions more Americans would become paying customers next year. FULL STORY »
By Juliet Williams and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press | October 03, 2013
The pressure is on for the federal government and states running their own health insurance exchanges to get the systems up and running after overloaded websites and jammed phone lines frustrated consumers for a second day as they tried to sign up for coverage using the new marketplaces. FULL STORY »
The House moved to restart funding for the National Institutes of Health and some other popular government services Wednesday, but Republican and Democratic congressional leaders left the White House later without any path forward to end the government shutdown entering its third day. FULL STORY »
As the nation faced Day 1 of the government shutdown, healthcare leaders pondered the effects of the budget impasse on patients, providers, researchers and public health programs. FULL STORY »
As insurance exchanges opened Tuesday, health insurance company stock prices reflected optimism about the impact of the healthcare reform law's extension of coverage to millions of uninsured. FULL STORY »
By Associated Press | September 30, 2013
| Basic Web
The U.S. government was on the brink of a partial shutdown Monday after the Democratic-led Senate refused to back down in a clash with the Republican-led House over President Barack Obama's landmark health law. FULL STORY »
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