Broker Regulation

Republican lawmakers charge that the AARP, which supported the Affordable Care Act of 2010, will profit from its passage, and that the organization should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.

Consumer advocacy groups are airing radio advertisements to bring public pressure on Gov. Susana Martinez to sign legislation for stricter review of health insurance rate increases.

Ohio lawmakers have had their chance to vote on a bill limiting collective bargaining rights for 350,000 public workers across the state. Next will be the public's turn.

Protesters insist cuts to the state-federal health program for the poor and a key children's health program in the state would be devastating for Texas youth and poisonous to their futures.

Idaho's new, problem-plagued Medicaid claims processing system may cost taxpayers millions of dollars, according to a report released Tuesday by legislative auditors who concluded that neither Idaho health officials, the software company nor Medicaid providers were adequately prepared for the switch last year.

ACOs are designed to facilitate coordination and cooperation among providers but some fear a drop in the number of dependent hospitals and doctors.