Broker Regulation

Even though the highest court in the land upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act more than a year ago, the lawsuits are still piling up like so much dirty laundry.

Matt Slonaker, the executive director of the Utah Health Policy Project, said the widespread technical troubles combined with political opposition to the health overhaul caused many to wonder if the law was doomed.

The state reported 27,000 more applications completed and approved over the past week, bringing the total to 284,440.

Two months in and out of the repair shop have left significantly less time to fulfill the White House goal of enrolling 7 million people by the end of open enrollment on March 31.

Genetic testing company 23andMe Inc. will comply with a Food and Drug Administration directive to stop selling health-related genetic tests during a regulatory review.

People shopping on the federal marketplace may be informed theyre eligible for Medicaid but states aren't able to enroll them because they're not receiving usable data from the feds.