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The economy added 103,000 jobs last month. While that's enough to calm recession fears, that level of hiring won't lower the unemployment rate, which remained 9.1 percent for a third straight month

State health care exchange plans still must be in place for approval by Jan. 1, 2013, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will help support the process operationally as states move toward exchange certification, according to Amanda Cowley, acting director for state health exchanges, for HHSs...

Thousands of women in California of childbearing age are now guaranteed maternity care after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Thursday he signed a pair of bills designed to close a loophole that denies women maternity services.

The 100,000 health insurance producers who belong to the National Association of Health Underwriters are hoping allies will help rescue them from what they see as an increasingly desperate situation but relief isnt necessarily on the way any time soon.

The chairman of a House study committee looking at Georgia's health benefit plan said the state might require employees to disclose dangerous activities like, skydiving and riding motorcycles.

The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday.