Utah

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  IRS scandals threaten funding for PPACA

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  June 17, 2013

  Mounting scandals at the IRS are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in PPACA.

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  Obama exhorts Congress to act on immigration

  By Erica Werner  |  June 11, 2013

  President Barack Obama prodded Congress Tuesday to send him a bill by fall remaking the nation's immigration laws, even as the Senate prepared to cast its first floor votes on the landmark measure opening a door to citizenship for millions.

• Boehner insists Congress can do immigration now

  By Erica Werner  |  June 11, 2013

  With the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can be signed into law "by the end of the year."

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  Legislation would expand access to HSAs, FSAs

  By Melanie Waddell  |  May 30, 2013

  Sens. Orrin Hatch and Marco Rubio introduced legislation to expand and strengthen health savings accounts and flexible spending.

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  Senators agree to high-tech visa expansion

  By David Espo, Erica Werner  |  May 21, 2013

  Officials say leading senators trying to resolve a key issue on immigration legislation have agreed to a compromise covering expansion of a high-tech visa program.

• Fundraising from HHS secretary draws scrutiny

  By Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press  |  May 13, 2013

  A fundraising push by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is drawing criticism from a key Senate Republican who questions whether she has a conflict of interest.

• Utah to be first to use dual-model health exchange

  By Brady McCombs  |  May 10, 2013

  The federal government has approved Utah to become the first state to have a dual-model health insurance exchange in which the state and the federal government divide responsibilities.

• Health reform in our time

  By Denis Storey  |  May 1, 2013

  1993—U.S. Sen. John Chafee, R-Rhode Island, introduces the “Health Equity and Access Reform Act,” which includes a mandate, complete a non-compliance “penalty.” Supporters include Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Republican Kit Bond from Missouri.

• 1. Health reform in our time

  By Denis Storey  |  April 30, 2013

  A timeline of health reform, the moments, turning points and events that defined the debate, 1993-present.

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  The least stressed-out state is ...

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 26, 2013

  Feeling stressed? Here’s a fun solution: Try moving to Hawaii.