The New York Times reports that many Americans who purchased insurance plans on the PPACA exchanges are now dropping their policies, citing cost.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not appear to have impeded the economic recovery, says analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

In September, President Obama issued an executive order titled "Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors" that requires companies that do business with the Federal government to provide their employees with at least seven days of paid sick leave each year, including paid leave to allow for family care.

Managers of Kentucky Health Cooperative Inc., a nonprofit, member-owned health insurer based in Louisville, say the company will shut down at the end of the year.