Health Care Reform

Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature said Wednesday they've come up with a way to provide health coverage to about 300,000 people without expanding Medicaid.

Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan urged the Senate on Tuesday to reverse course and expand Medicaid to an estimated 58,000 poor New Hampshire adults.

Gov. Tom Corbett is pressing the federal government for an exemption that he said will prevent about 70,000 Pennsylvania children from having to switch to Medicaid.

Under the cover of night, Tea Party darling Michelle Bachmann announced she wouldnt seek a fifth term in Minnesotas sixth district.

Health insurers in Rhode Island are seeking double-digit increases in the premiums that individuals and small businesses will pay for coverage next year.

Though the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act isnt winning any popularity contests in Americas most conservative states, many residents in the Deep South have a favorable opinion of the laws Medicaid expansion.