Broker Regulation

With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, Republican governors eyeing the 2016 presidential race are pitching themselves as can-do politicians and highlighting records of achievement.

Officials with California's health insurance exchange clarified the level of initial interest shown in the website, saying more than 514,000 people visited the online marketplace on its first day.

We used to run a weekly roundup blog, pointing out industry related highlights (and lowlights) around the Web. Its been a pretty busy week, and since most of us here at BenefitsPro are equal parts annoyed and exhausted, it seems like a good time to revisit that format.

The analysts found lingering pockets of choice poverty.

As Texas residents encountered difficulties with the website for a second day, those trained to assist with the process said callers are simply asking for a nearby location where they can complete the process the old-fashioned way: in person and on paper.

The government limped into a third day of partial shutdown Thursday with no sign of a way out after a White House conversation between President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders seemed only to harden the stances of Democrats and Republicans.