Healthcare Reform news and information

As the government shutdown nears its second full week, members of Congress and the White House intensified their efforts around a deal to fund the government, with at least one part of the healthcare reform law still in play in those negotiations.
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A credit analyst for not-for-profit healthcare providers is cautioning that the new state health insurance exchanges may introduce more short-term risk than benefit.
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Many people visiting the federal government's health insurance marketplace in 36 states complained that they couldn't window-shop for health plans without creating an account.
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Officials are considering rebuilding some parts of the federally run health-insurance marketplace that have been identified as the key flaws that blocked many consumers from getting coverage.
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House Republican leaders are poised to offer President Barack Obama a plan that calls for a short-term hike in the nation's debt limit without immediately reopening the government.
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Certain states are performing better than others in providing consumers with information about in-network doctors and hospitals for the various plans.
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Last week the Affordable Care Act finally made its national debut, and government officials are concerned about potential widespread abuse. Many Americans are unsure exactly how the new law works. It's this kind of confusion that opens the door for con men and scam artists.
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On Jan. 1, nearly 200,000 San Diego County residents will qualify for subsidized health insurance under the healthcare reform law, and an additional 100,000 will be newly eligible for Medi-Cal coverage. Local health systems say they are turning to technology to help increase the capacity of their...
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The government's new health insurance marketplaces are drawing lots of rotten tomatoes in early reviews, but people are at least checking them out.
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House Republicans have begun to consider a path out of the fiscal impasse that would raise the debt ceiling for a few weeks, which could possibly set aside the fight over the new healthcare law.
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