Health Care Reform

President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on his health care overhaul as the final elements of his top domestic achievement go into effect.

The American Dental Association slammed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for its neglect of dental care for adults, calling the law a missed opportunity that fails to address critical dental issues.

A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent.

House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act.

The Obama administration announced new funding Thursday for efforts to help the uninsured enroll in new coverage options through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health care exchanges already struggling to get off the ground in many states are facing new hurdles as major insurance companies express reservations over joining them.