Health care divides some Republican Senate rivals
Republicans see the 2014 midterm elections as a chance to capitalize on voter frustration with the problem-plagued health care overhaul, but the GOP first must settle a slate of Senate primaries where conservatives are arguing over the best way to oppose President Barack Obama’s signature law.
Last-minute insurance shoppers get 1-day extension
Anticipating heavy traffic on the government’s health care website, the Obama administration extended Monday’s deadline for signing up for insurance by a day, giving Americans in 36 states more time to select a plan.
Obama enrolls for health coverage, won’t use it
He won’t use it, and he didn’t actually sign up for it himself, but President Barack Obama has enrolled for health coverage through the new insurance exchanges.
Options set for those lacking new health coverage
People whose existing health care insurance has been canceled because of the Affordable Care Act will not be hit with tax penalties for failing to line up new coverage as required under the law.
Insurers allow more time to pay under health law
Consumers anxious over tight insurance deadlines and lingering computer problems during the holidays will get extra time to pay their premiums under President Barack Obama’s health care law, insurers announced Wednesday.
Poll: Another worry about new health law
Just when the government’s insurance website is starting to run more smoothly, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds a potentially bigger problem for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
Experts: Health website needs more time, money
Technology experts say healing what ails the Healthcare.gov website will be a tougher task than the Obama administration acknowledges.
Chaney: Enrollment still slow in health insurance exchange
JACKSON — Fewer than 150 Mississippi residents have signed up for coverage through a federally run health insurance website, the state insurance commissioner said Tuesday.
Health law clock is ticking for sickest patients
PORTLAND, Ore. — With federal and state online health care marketplaces experiencing glitches a month into implementation, concern is mounting for a vulnerable group of
Tweaking Perry, Obama pitches health care in Texas
WASHINGTON — Beset by hard-to-keep promises and a massive website failure, President Barack Obama is promoting his embattled health care law in the state with
Obama’s simple promises vex complex health rollout
WASHINGTON — It sounded so simple. Too simple, it turns out. President Barack Obama’s early efforts to boil down an intricate health care law so
Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation
MIAMI — Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he’d be able to keep
Obama to cite Mass. health care law’s slow start
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is citing the Massachusetts health care system’s slow start to keep expectations low for early sign-ups for his own overhaul.
White House OKs limited waiver on health insurance penalty
WASHINGTON — With website woes ongoing, the Obama administration Monday granted a six-week extension until March 31 for Americans to sign up for coverage next
GOP set to question Sebelius on health law
Republicans plan to seek answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obama administration’s troubled start for its health care website to buy insurance, and are raising concerns about the privacy of information that applicants submit under the new system.
Citizens learn about new healthcare law
More than two dozen Columbus citizens gathered at the Trotter Convention Center Wednesday afternoon for a tutorial on the Affordable Care Act.
Obama health target: 500,000 signups by Oct. 31
WASHINGTON — For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people would sign up for the new health insurance
Brokers and agents simplify, confuse health exchange shopping
This month’s glitch-filled rollout of the health insurance marketplaces created by federal law is a business opportunity for brokers and agents, but regulators warn that
Get healthcare coverage by Valentine’s Day to avoid fines
WASHINGTON — You’ll have to get coverage by Valentine’s Day or thereabouts to avoid penalties for being uninsured, the Obama administration confirmed Wednesday. That’s about
Obama to public: Don’t give up on health sign-ups
WASHINGTON — Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans “definitely shouldn’t give up” on the problem-plagued program