HHS

HHS: 18 states to drop PCIP programs

By Ann Sanner | May 22, 2013

HHS says the program changes will ensure a smooth transition to 2014.

Sebelius defends fed exchange user fee

By Allison Bell | April 25, 2013

Another day, another HHS budget hearing.

Applying for PPACA coverage isn't easy

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | March 13, 2013

Applying for benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) could be as daunting as doing your taxes.

What if the IRS pays an exchange plan late?

By Allison Bell | March 1, 2013

HHS has completed a big batch of benefit and payment regulations.

AHIP to feds: Make broker comp rules flexible

By Allison Bell | January 4, 2013

Health insurers also ask HHS to think about cost and respect state authority.

States eye PPACA Medicaid money

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | December 3, 2012

Is that $1 trillion real? Will it last? And what about the strings?

PPACA: Risk corridors vs. rebates

By Allison Bell | November 15, 2012

Regulators wonder how a risk-management program will mesh with an expense control measure.

What You Might Not Know About PPACA

By Kathryn Mayer | September 12, 2012

With regulations that began back in 2010, when the law was passed, and dozens more being implemented through 2018, there's a lot to keep up with. Here are eight of the lesser known effects of the law.

Week in Pictures | August 3, 2012

By Michael K. Stanley | August 2, 2012

The Fed signals that it is prepared for more stimulus spending, HHS unveils a $3.6 million dollar command center to combat Medicare scams, AIG makes a promise and the tax-cut saga continues. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.

Could HHS Be Default Healthcare Regulator in Half the Country?

By Elizabeth Festa | June 28, 2012

At least half the states are not ready for full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's exchange regulations. Will HHS extend deadlines?