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Johanns says HHS is violating a provision in last year's appropriations package.

The penalty for "willful failures" to provide SBCs can be $1,000 per day per affected individual.

Maine and Georgia joined Massachusetts and New York last month in putting photos on welfare cards to stop misuse of taxpayer money, and similar proposals have been offered in a dozen other U.S. states.

The owners of New England Compounding Pharmacy Inc., the drug supplier blamed for a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 64, agreed to a settlement providing $100 million toward compensation for victims.

Three large health insurers including WellPoint Inc. and Aetna Inc. say that a high percentage of their new Obamacare customers are paying their first premiums.

Brokers can collection commissions from exchange plan issuers.