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On Saturday, the first day of enrollment for 2015 Obamacare plans, the federal insurance website was working well enough that 100,000 people submitted applications, U.S. health secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell reported.
By Alex WayneNovember 17 -
Potential Healthcare.gov customers can peek at 2015 prices for the programs health plans today after the government said it would release a window-shopping feature overnight.
By Alex WayneNovember 10 -
Walmart Stores Inc.s move to eliminate health insurance for about 30,000 part-time workers underscores the mixed benefits of Obamacare for companies and their employees.
By Renee DudleyOctober 8 -
The Obama administration has announced a government workaround to allow employees of religious nonprofits access to birth-control coverage even if their employer has opted not to pay for such medicines.
By Alex WayneAugust 22 -
The UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive whose Optum division helped states and the federal government fix Obamacare health exchanges will become second-in- command at the agency that runs the U.S. program.
By Alex WayneJune 23 -
A contractor the Obama administration hired to monitor progress on its health insurance website, Healthcare.gov, repeatedly warned the project was falling behind before the site failed in October, Senate Republicans said in a report.
By Alex WayneJune 19 -
This figure is about one-third less than previously estimated, after the Obama administration created exemptions from the fine.
By Alex WayneJune 6 -
Sylvia Mathews Burwell was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, replacing Kathleen Sebelius and signaling a new stage for Obamacare.
By Alex WayneJune 5 -
Washington, Virginia and Indiana have new carriers signed on for next year, evidence that competition is growing stiffer in the government-run marketplaces.
By Alex WayneMay 16 -
Three large health insurers including WellPoint Inc. and Aetna Inc. say that a high percentage of their new Obamacare customers are paying their first premiums, undermining a Republican criticism of enrollment in the program.
By Alex WayneMay 7