Health law’s success not guaranteed yet
Seven million people signed up, so there is an appetite for President Barack Obama’s health care law, but that doesn’t guarantee success for the country’s newest social program.
Health law legacy eludes Obama as changes sink in
As a roller-coaster sign-up season winds down, President Barack Obama’s health care law has indeed managed to change the country.
Obama says more than 6M signed up for health care
Back on track after a stumbling start, President Barack Obama’s heath care overhaul reached a milestone Thursday, with more than 6 million Americans signed up for coverage through new insurance markets.
Millions could get extra time for health sign-ups
Millions of Americans could get extra time to enroll for taxpayer-subsidized coverage this year under President Barack Obama’s health care law. That would let the administration boost sign-ups and aid Democrats under attack over the program’s troubles.
Hefty fees for some drugs under ACA
Breast cancer survivor Ginny Mason was thrilled to get health coverage under the Affordable Care Act despite her pre-existing condition. But when she realized her arthritis medication fell under a particularly costly tier of her plan, she was forced to switch to another brand.
House Minority Leader: Health law a winner for Democrats
A defiant House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi declared firmly Thursday that the health care law looms as a political winner for her party this fall, despite ceaseless Republican attacks and palpable nervousness among some of her rank and file who fear their re-election may be in jeopardy because of it.
Health law concerns for cancer centers
Cancer patients relieved that they can get insurance coverage because of the new health care law may be disappointed to learn that some the nation’s best cancer hospitals are off-limits.
March health deadline approaches
Sick of hearing about the health care law?
Plenty of people have tuned out after all the political jabber and website woes.
But now is the time to tune back in, before it’s too late.
Long waits frustrate callers to health exchanges
For those trying to enroll through online health exchanges, help has long been advertised as just a phone call away.
GOP intent on highlighting health care woes
House Republicans intent on highlighting the woes of President Barack Obama’s health care law need to look no further than their own back yards, some of which are traditionally liberal strongholds.
17,350 in Miss. enroll in health insurance exchange
New figures show 17,350 Mississippi residents have signed up for private health insurance using a website run by the federal government.
Wiggle room for big firms under new health care coverage rule
Big retail stores, hotels, restaurants and other firms with lots of low-wage and part-time workers are among the main beneficiaries of the Obama administration’s latest tweak to health care rules.
Employers scrutinize latest health care concession
It may take weeks to render a verdict on the Obama administration’s latest health care concession to employers.
A scramble to sign up the young by health deadline
“Do you guys have health insurance?” David Bransfield asks each time a group of backpack-toting college students passes by.
Some nod yes. A few promise to stop back after class. Others don’t bother removing their headphones.
Fact check: Anti-Obamacare chorus is off key
New estimates that President Barack Obama’s health care law will encourage millions of Americans to leave the workforce or reduce their work hours have touched off an I-told-you-so chorus from Republicans, who’ve claimed all along that the law will kill jobs. But some aren’t telling it straight.
Analysts say health care law means fewer on job
Several million American workers will cut back their hours on the job or leave the nation’s workforce entirely because of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, congressional analysts said Tuesday, adding fresh fuel to the political fight over “Obamacare.”
Cybersecurity chief had qualms over health website
The top cybersecurity officer for the Health and Human Services Department said he was concerned about potential vulnerabilities ahead of the launch of the Obama administration’s health care website.
Legislators face myriad challenges in ’14 session
Representatives and senators in the Golden Triangle will meet with their colleagues in Jackson Tuesday for the 2014 regular legislative session to address budgetary, education and public safety challenges among others over the next three months.
Marketing efforts to uninsured youth ramp up
The so-called “young invincibles” are so important to the success of the Affordable Care Act that supporters and detractors are spending millions to reach them with racy ads, social media campaigns and celebrity endorsements.
Federal health care sign-ups pass 1 million
The government’s rehabilitated health insurance website has seen a December surge in customer sign-ups, pushing enrollment past the 1 million mark, the Obama administration says.