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Verma said the program's myriad troubles underscore why she opposes calls for dramatically widening eligibility for Medicare.
After two years of double-digit price hikes, the average ACA premium will drop by 1.5 percent for 2019. What's behind the drop?
Doctors say it's an unnecessary change that could end up costing patients more.
An estimated 8.8 percent of the population, or about 28.5 million people, did not have health insurance coverage at any point in 2017.
ACOs were expected to save the government nearly $5 billion by 2019 but haven't come anywhere close to meeting that goal.
CMS is cutting money to ACA navigators from $36 million to $10 million for the upcoming 45-day enrollment period.
It's not yet clear how a judge's ruling invalidating the Trump administration's approval of Kentucky's plan affects other states.
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration decision allowing states to force low-income adults to work to qualify for Medicaid.
Providers are being asked to do more than just treat medical issues--they're being called on to address the underlying social issues that can cause them.
The Medicare board of trustees said the program's hospital insurance trust fund could run out of money by 2026.