health law

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag PPACA

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | May 20, 2013

The head of IRS PPACA implementation efforts was the head of the tax-exempt division.

Obama wades back into the health care debate

By Julie Pace | May 10, 2013

The president will talk about the cancer screening and contraceptive benefits mandates.

Illinois offers $28 million for exchange "health guides"

By Carla K. Johnson | May 7, 2013

Officials say 1 million customers could buy commercial coverage through the system by 2016.

Help for 'uninsurables' mired in political battle

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | April 23, 2013

Republicans are offering to bail out a financially strapped program in the federal health overhaul, one that's a lifeline for uninsured people with medical problems.

Traps face states that spurn Medicaid expansion money

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | April 22, 2013

Without expansion, a state could help a worker who earns $11,700 but not one who earns $11,400.

PPACA could overwhelm addiction treatment providers

By Carla K. Johnson | April 16, 2013

In two-thirds of the states, treatment centers are already full.

Michigan GOP governor proposes Medicaid expansion

By David Eggert | February 7, 2013

Gov. Rick Snyder estimates the state would initially save $200 million from the move.

8 industry experts sound off on election implications

By Editorial Staff | November 8, 2012

We queried our top industry contacts in order to cut through the morass of speculation and get down to tangible implications the election will have on the industry.