Obama administration

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  Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party

  By Alan Fram, Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 17, 2013

  A top House Republican charges that the IRS's improper use of tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the Obama administration.

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  Senate confirms former nurse to run Medicare

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 15, 2013

  The Senate has confirmed a former nurse to run Medicare and other government health insurance programs with a combined budget surpassing the Pentagon's.

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  Administration launches $1 billion health care initiative

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 15, 2013

  The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a $1 billion initiative to bring down health care costs and improve health care delivery.

• Covered California awards $37 million in exchange grants

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 14, 2013

  Covered California — the state’s health insurance exchange — on Tuesday announced $37 million in federal funding to organizations to help promote the exchange to uninsured residents.

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  Experts warn of huge cost disparities in reform

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 13, 2013

  Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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  Community health centers to get $150M for PPACA enrollment efforts

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 9, 2013

  The Obama administration announced new funding Thursday for efforts to help the uninsured enroll in new coverage options through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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  High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

  By Connie Cass, Lauran Neergaard  |  May 9, 2013

  Why does a joint replacement cost 40 times as much at one hospital as at another across the country? It's a mystery, federal health officials say.

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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.

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  On the third hand, metrics

  By Allison Bell  |  May 8, 2013

  I'm getting tired of "studies" (mostly: subtle or not-so-subtle position papers) talking about whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges are wild successes or miserable failures.

• Freddie Mac nets $4.6 billion in first-quarter income

  By Marcy Gordon  |  May 8, 2013

  Mortgage giant Freddie Mac earned $4.6 billion from January through March, helped by a stronger housing market. The government-controlled company has turned a profit in the past six quarters.