health care law

PPACA's Medicaid expansion may be more popular than thought

By Kathryn Mayer | May 24, 2013

Though the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act isn’t winning any popularity contests in America’s most conservative states, many residents in the Deep South have a favorable opinion of the law’s Medicaid expansion.
Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers

By Christina Silva | May 24, 2013

Arizona's bitter debate over a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has sparked an investigation into lawmakers' safety.
Some unions now angry over PPACA

By Sam Hananel | May 24, 2013

Some union leaders say unexpected consequences of the law could jeopardize health benefits for millions of their members.
Feds to run high-risk plan in Ohio

By Ann Sanner | May 22, 2013

Federal and Ohio officials couldn't agree on spending for a state-run stopgap health insurance plan that covers Ohioans who can't get coverage elsewhere, so the U.S. government will take it over, state officials said Tuesday.
Specialty drug prices to surge

By Kathryn Mayer | May 21, 2013

U.S. spending on specialty prescription drugs is likely to increase 67 percent by the end of 2015, according to data from Express Scripts.
More Obama aides knew of IRS audit

By Charles Babington, Julie Pace | May 20, 2013

The president's chief of staff and others in the administration did not tell him the IRS was targeting conservative groups, leaving him to learn about it on news reports.
Younger adults expect premiums to rise under reform

By Kathryn Mayer | May 20, 2013

Nearly two-thirds of younger Americans expect their health insurance premiums to rise because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey.
GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | May 20, 2013

The former head of the office that subjected tea-party groups seeking tax exemptions to tougher scrutiny is now running the tax agency's division in charge of implementing the health care law.
The IRS and its tea party tempest

By Calvin Woodward | May 20, 2013

The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency. It's the sense that a powerful someone is breathing down your neck.
Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf

By The Associated Press | May 20, 2013

President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain.