Broker Regulation

The Obama administration is allocating $5 billion to help employers maintain health coverage for early retirees age 55 and older who are not yet eligible for Medicare.

The House of Representatives has approved legislation to once again temporarily extend eligibility for a federal COBRA health insurance premium subsidy program.

Calls for transparency in the health care system

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius criticized America's largest health insurance companies Thursday following the release of a report that points to rate hikes and inflated profits as cause for health insurance reform.

H.R. 4489, introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., would give the Office of Personnel Management greater oversight of pharmacy benefit managers participating in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).

President Obama on Monday signed H.R. 3326, a measure that extends a federal COBRA subsidy program to help laid-off workers pay for continued health insurance coverage.