The CBO says the Obama administration's surprise decision to delay a key requirement of the health care law for employers will cost the government $10 billion.
Struggling with a deadline crunch, some states are delaying online tools that could make it easier for consumers to find the right plan when the markets go live on Oct. 1.
They huddle outside office buildings and they can't satisfy their nicotine cravings by lighting up on planes and trains, but now smokers could be getting a break from an unlikely source.
Framing a new argument against President Barack Obama's health care law, congressional GOP leaders called Tuesday for a delay in the law's requirement that individual Americans carry health insurance.
House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama should grant individuals a reprieve from his health care law's coverage requirement just like the White House did last week for larger employers.
There's no guarantee that Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say.
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