Enrollment

Two of the largest U.S. health carriers are giving Obamacare customers more time to pay their initial premiums as the industry tries to coax millions of people to take the final step in cementing coverage for 2014.

One company reports an 18 percent contact rate; the other, 43 percent.

Sixty percent of people who have picked Nevada QHPs really have coverage.

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans hit 15.1 million in December, up nearly 1.3 million members since December 2012.

Lawmakers nearing agreement to fund implementation of the Affordable Care Act to the end of fiscal 2014.

He says big carriers have the capital they need to handle startup glitches.