Health Care Reform

PPACA opponents say the IRS has no authority to provide tax credits for federal exchange users.

The agency also wants to hear about discrimination by providers.

A review of rates proposed by insurance carriers offering the lowest-cost plans for individuals in Connecticut's new health insurance exchange shows there are narrow differences between the different companies.

Florida's insurance officials said Tuesday that health insurance rates will rise an average of 5 to 20 percent for small businesses and 30 to 40 percent in the individual market through the state's new exchange under the federal health law.

Whether many employers shift may depend on rate stability, Bertolini said.

Two of the three judges found that secular companies cannot "engage in religious exercise."