The Associated Press

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  Iowa dentists win state balance billing victory

  By Allison Bell  |  May 17, 2013

  A plan can cap fees only when it helps pay for the care, the court says.

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  House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

  By Alan Fram, Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 17, 2013

  A top House Republican charges that the IRS's tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the White House.

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  Obama fires IRS commissioner

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 16, 2013

  President Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the IRS late Wednesday amid an outcry over the improper targeting of tea party groups.

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  PPACA may penalize some Native Americans

  By Garance Burke  |  May 16, 2013

  Indians who get IHS care can ignore the individual mandate, but the exemption is narrow.

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  Retired couples may need $220K for health care

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 16, 2013

  The amount of money retirees need to set aside for medical expenses dropped 8 percent this year.

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  A little bird with a big chirp

  By Amy McIlwain  |  May 16, 2013

  The financial world is on Twitter. Are you?

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  CCIIO to state PCIPs: Take our deal or shut down

  By Allison Bell  |  May 9, 2013

  The agency is asking states to decide by Friday whether they want to drop their plans.

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  U.S. medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012

  By Linda A. Johnson  |  May 9, 2013

  Total spending on medications dipped 1 percent, to $325.8 billion last year from $329.2 billion in 2011.

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  Big ad agencies bid on Illinois PPACA exchange outreach

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  May 9, 2013

  Illinois officials began evaluating bids from 13 companies Wednesday for the marketing of the new health insurance exchange.

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  HHS focuses on risk pool waste and fraud

  By Allison Bell  |  May 6, 2013

  The PCIP program supporting statement includes new sections on auditing and patient dumping.