Health Care Reform

Can Amazon & CO tackle a problem that brokers have been fighting for years to solve?

Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government was the backstop for making sure that health plans sold in every state had enough in-network services. That responsibility has been passed to states.

A new nonpartisan group, United States of Care, will push for policy changes based on the idea that despite deep political divisions, Americans want many of the same things when it comes to their health.

Rather than engage in an effort that is both unpopular and likely wont succeed, Republicans hope to focus in the coming months on promoting the tax bill that they passed in December.

Nine states are considering the addition of an individual mandate to buy health insurance coverage.

Indiana became the second state to win approval to add a work requirement for adult Medicaid recipients, but a less-debated lockout provision in its new plan could lead to tens of thousands of enrollees losing coverage.