HealthDay (11/14, Norton) reports that a new Harris Interactive/HealthDaypoll of 2,033 Americans conducted online October 21-23 found that “Many Americans say they’d submit to insurance company medical tests and lifestyle monitoring in exchange for lower-cost premiums.” Overall, “Three-quarters said they’d have a blood pressure check, while 68 percent were willing […]

Missouri Senate Committee Rejects Medicaid Expansion Proposal. The AP (11/14) reports from Missouri that the state’s Republican-led Senate Interim Committee on Medicaid Transformation and Reform “considering changes to Missouri’s Medicaid program has rejected a Democratic proposal in support of expanded eligibility.” Yesterday’s decision by the committee “dealt with what recommendations […]

New Hampshire Democrats Propose Medicaid Compromise, Senate Republicans Decline. The Concord (NH) Monitor (11/13, Palermo) reports that on Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) and House Speaker Terie Norelli (D) announced their party’s willingness to compromise on some aspects of a Medicaid expansion plan, but Republican responded this would […]

Coverage of state exchanges focused on enrollment numbers and other activity data, as the majority of exchanges have reported initial data. Hawaii Exchange Has Not Reported Enrollment Numbers. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (11/14, Marcellus) reports that Hawaii’s state-run health insurance exchange is one of three across the country that have yet […]

Report: ACA Has Led To Reduced Worker Hours. The Hill (11/13, Hattem) reports in its “Regwatch” blog on a report from the Chamber of Commerce and the International Franchise Association that finds that the Affordable Care Act “is already causing businesses to reduce their workers’ hours, more than a year […]

The Hill (11/14, Cox) reports in its “Floor Action” blog that multiple Senate Republicans on Wednesday used comments made Tuesday by former President Bill Clinton to attack the Affordable Care Act. In the interview, Clinton said that “Obama should keep his promise that if someone likes their healthcare plan, they […]

Roll Call (11/14, Shiner, Subscription Publication) reports that on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that on Thursday, Democrats in the Senate “will hold a closed-door full caucus meeting…with Obama administration officials to discuss their growing concerns” about the ACA. The Hill (11/14, Bolton) noted that “several Democrats have […]

Wednesday’s hearing regarding healthcare.gov before the House Oversight Committee is attracting significant coverage from many sources, including the front page of a major newspaper and a dedicated segment in a network news broadcast. Coverage highlighted the uncertainty of the Obama Administration regarding when the website will be fully functional, how […]

The White House on Wednesday released the first official figures for enrollment under the Affordable Care Act since the law’s online insurance marketplaces opened October 1. While no one expected high numbers, mainly due to ongoing and well-publicized problems with the websites, the news still saw nearly eight minutes of […]

Reports continue to pile up of growing troubles surrounding healthcare.gov, the Federally-run insurance marketplace set up under the Affordable Care Act which opened for enrollment October 1. Whether technical, financial, or political, the issues will likely be brought to the forefront as the budget negotiations fade from view. Thursday night, […]