Regulatory

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  PPACA may be unaffordable for low-wage workers

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  June 13, 2013

  It's called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but President Obama's health care law may turn out to be unaffordable for many low-wage workers.

• Minnesota health insurance call center opens in September

  By Steve Karnowski  |  June 13, 2013

  The call center for Minnesota's new health insurance marketplace will be operational Sept. 3 to help prepare consumers for buying coverage when open enrollment begins a month later, officials said Wednesday.

• New York faults 17 life insurers for shifting risks

  By Michael Virtanen  |  June 13, 2013

  New York financial officials on Wednesday criticized 17 New York-based life insurers for shifting $48 billion of claim risks to affiliates elsewhere with lower reserve and collateral requirements.

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  Arizona House passes Medicaid expansion

  By Bob Christie, Cristina Silva  |  June 13, 2013

  The Arizona House passed an $8.8 billion state budget that includes Medicaid expansion early Thursday and puts Gov. Jan Brewer one Senate vote away from a huge political victory as she embraces a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.

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  Pent-up demand likely to distort PPACA impact on premiums

  By Dan Cook  |  June 12, 2013

  Because of an expected short-term jump in medical services usage, the true cost of PPACA won't be evident until at least 2016.

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  New York court weighs big soda ban

  By David B. Caruso  |  June 12, 2013

  A state appeals court panel had few sweet words Tuesday for a city health regulation that would fight diabetes and obesity by setting a size limit on sugary beverages sold in restaurants.

• WellCare executives convicted in fraud trial

  By The Associated Press  |  June 12, 2013

  Four former WellCare executives have been convicted of some, but not all, charges following a Medicaid fraud trial in Florida.

• New Hampshire health overhaul stuck

  By Holly Ramer  |  June 12, 2013

  After months of arguing, New Hampshire lawmakers overseeing implementation of the federal health care overhaul law agreed on one thing Tuesday: They're at a stalemate.

• White House threatens defense bill veto

  By Donna Cassata  |  June 12, 2013

  The White House is threatening a veto of the House version of the defense policy bill over limits it places on President Barack Obama's authority to handle terror suspects at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

• OTC morning-after pill sales coming

  By LAURAN NEERGAARD  |  June 12, 2013

  Don't look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away — but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama administration has agreed to let the Plan B One-Step...