Health Care Reform

A variety of pressing economic and health issues were addressed at the National Association of Governors (NGA) annual 2011 meeting held in Salt Lake City, including elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as well as state budgets.

Fiscal issues now tops terrorism as the greatest threat to national security, young people say. A poll from the nonpartisan, nonprofit Generation Opportunity shows Americans 18-29 say the nation’s debt is the top issue threatening U.S. security.

Voters will get the chance to decide whether Ohio will opt out of the national health care overhaul after the state's top election official said Tuesday that opponents of the federal Affordable Care Act have enough signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.

If new law legislation introduced today becomes law, the days of the FSA “use it or lose it” rule could become a thing of the past.

A survey of employers found that increasing employee wellness incentives is the most beneficial aspect of the health reform law.

The Senate's top Democrat is holding off on pressing ahead with a backup plan to avoid a government default.

The Senate on Friday firmly rejected a House Republican bill to slash spending and require a balanced-budget amendment, leaving unresolved with just days to go the urgent issue of increasing the nation's borrowing powers.

Washington state has already started posting information about individual and small group rate change requests, and Wisconsin is giving insurers advice about how to comply with its new rate change disclosure requirements.