Broker Regulation

About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday.

New York officials say 40,000 New Yorkers have signed up for health insurance in the first week of operation for the new state-run marketplace that includes low-cost plans.

You'll have to get coverage by Valentine's Day to avoid penalties for being uninsured.

Independent experts say a design decision to require that consumers create online accounts before they can browse available health plans under President Barack Obama's insurance overhaul appears to have led to many of the program's technical problems.

The federal government's biggest foray into online commerce has left millions of tech-savvy Americans thoroughly bewildered.

Democrats controlling the Senate plan to move quickly toward a vote to allow the government to borrow more money, challenging Republicans to a filibuster showdown as the time remaining to stop a first-ever default on U.S. obligations ticks by.