insurance plans

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  Strenuus hopes to turn data to dollars

  By Allen Greenberg  |  June 10, 2013

  Strenuus appears to be one of the few companies for which the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a clear-cut opportunity.

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  California exchange to include 13 health plans

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 23, 2013

  As many as 5 million Californians will be able to shop for insurance from 13 health insurance plans in 2014.

• New Mexico changing its plans for health exchange

  By BARRY MASSEY  |  May 21, 2013

  New Mexico is switching gears on its plan for a health insurance exchange and initially will partner with the federal government for computer services needed for an online insurance marketplace.

• U.S. medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012

  By Linda A. Johnson  |  May 9, 2013

  Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health care services.

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  Carriers proceed with caution on public exchanges

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 9, 2013

  Health care exchanges already struggling to get off the ground in many states are facing new hurdles as major insurance companies express reservations over joining them.

• Obamacare could lower premiums in New York, study finds

  By Washington Post  |  May 6, 2013

  While health premiums are expected to rise elsewhere, New York State is expecting the opposite, according to an analysis prepared for the New York Health Benefits Exchange.

• Fertility care would be covered under California bill

  By Laura Olson  |  May 1, 2013

  When Alice Crisci was diagnosed at age 31 with an aggressive form of breast cancer, she paid to have her eggs harvested as part of a costly procedure before undergoing cancer treatment.

• Sluggish economy mostly caused slowdown in health spending

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 22, 2013

  The slow growth of health spending can mostly be attributed to the economy, and if the economy strengthens as expected, it could once more lead to quicker growth, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.

• Arkansas approves Medicaid expansion alternative

  By Michael Stratford  |  April 18, 2013

  Arkansas' plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid.

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  Tracking Obama’s health law in budget isn’t easy

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  April 11, 2013

  Next year is the year President Barack Obama's signature health care law goes into high gear, covering millions of uninsured Americans by a mix of private plans and government programs infused with tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer money.