Health Care Reform

Arkansas insurance officials held a summit Tuesday to discuss how to set up an insurance exchange required under the federal health care overhaul, prompting complaints from Republican legislators who have objected to the state seeking funds for the program.

Steve Auerbach, the head of a company that supplies the innards of many large health insurance exchanges, says he is hungry for good agents.

A coalition that includes Michigan's chapter of the AARP said Tuesday that it supports but wants changes to legislation that would help the state set up a health insurance exchange.

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown swept into office riding a wave of frustration with President Barack Obama's push for a health care overhaul and his handling of a faltering economy a win that was also a banner victory for a nascent tea party. Now, as he gears up for a...

The cost of health insurance could grow at a slower pace next year, and that may squeeze profit margins for smaller insurers that focus on commercial coverage, according to a Wedbush analyst.

State health care exchange plans still must be in place for approval by Jan. 1, 2013, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will help support the process operationally as states move toward exchange certification, according to Amanda Cowley, acting director for state health exchanges, for HHSs...