Poll Finds Most Would Share Health Information With Insurers To Reduce Premiums.

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-quart…

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More Medical Expansion News

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 o…

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Medical Expansions

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 Medica…

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Just Three State Exchanges Have Yet To Release Enrollment Data.

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…

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ACA Report and Obama Poll

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, mor…

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Republicans Use Clinton Statements To Attack ACA.

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 h…

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Democrats Considering ACA Changes To Allow More People To Keep Insurance.

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…

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At House Hearing On HealthCare.gov, Officials Decline To Give Exact Date For Fixes.

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 Administratio…

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ACA’s First-Month Enrollment Figures Fall Far Short Of Expectations

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…

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Reports Of Troubles Surrounding HealthCare.gov Piling Up

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…

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Obamacare exchanges prompt widespread insurance fraud

The Obamacare insurance exchanges that opened this week have inspired diverse and spirited debate, but insurance fraud experts say they have also inspired something more sinister: identity theft. Though official estimates have not been released, the advocacy organization Coalition Against Insurance …

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Leading the News

Obama Administration Announces New Health Exchange Delay. The White House announced Thursday that it was pushing a piece of the Affordable Care Act’s SHOP exchanges, news that was carried by many major papers and websites, which portrayed it as the latest in a series of delays for the beleaguered …

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