The first yearly sign-up period for Obamacare closes today, with early returns suggesting the administration may reach a projection of 7 million enrollees made before the U.S. health exchange struggled at its startup.

Six million Americans have signed up for private health plans under Obamacare, President Barack Obama said today.

More than 1.1 million people visited the federal Obamacare website Monday, the second most ever, as Americans try to beat a March 31 deadline to obtain health insurance or risk a fine.

A report to be released today by the Health and Human Services Department recommends that the agency that runs Medicare recalculate its payments to dialysis centers to reflect current trends in drug acquisition costs.

A snapshot of Obamacare enrollment in seven states suggests the law hasnt significantly increased competition in health insurance markets

Carriers participating in PPACA must cover same-sex married couples as families

Insurers participating in Obamacare must cover same-sex married couples as families.

Obamacares requirement that all Americans carry insurance or face penalties, part of the effort to gain universal coverage, may not be much of a rule at all.