Two new federal programs that are supposed to protect health insurers against upheaval related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may do more for the market giants than for smaller, newer players.

The public health insurance exchanges operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services probably ended the second open enrollment period with 77,600 registered agents.

Experienced, knowledgeable, committed brokers are crucial for resolving health insurance customer service problems, an industry expert says.

One trend seen at the National Association of Health Underwriters conference is to help people become sellers of PPACA implementation and benefits administration expertise, rather than producers who earn commissions.

Yes, the Supreme Court upheld the PPACA public exchanges' tax credit. But exchanges still face obstacles. Here are 5.

To help consumers select plans under PPACA, the government is creating a cost-comparison tool.

The U.S. government set up Medicaid for several reasons--one is squeamishness. And it has become a giant source of public long-term care insurance for the same reason.

An IT industry head blasted the current state of U.S. health IT interoperability efforts at a hearing organized by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.