Health Care Reform

Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes.

The Utah House voted Monday to block the expansion of Medicaid.

House Republicans unveiled their latest budget outline on Tuesday, sticking to their plans to try to repeal so-called Obamacare, cut domestic programs ranging from Medicaid to college grants and require future Medicare patients to bear more of the program's cost.

The Mississippi Hospital Association announced Monday that it's working with Gov. Phil Bryant's office to address budget constraints resulting from the Affordable Care Act amid Bryant's ongoing opposition to the federal health care overhaul.

South Carolina Democrats said Monday the state needs to expand Medicaid eligibility at least as long as the federal government promises to fully cover the cost. But Republicans contend that's unrealistic.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is still waiting to decide whether to accept the federal government's offer to expand Medicaid, but a group of Utah lawmakers wants to let him know where they stand by passing a law prohibiting the expansion.

The House votes Wednesday on former House Speaker William O'Brien's bill to bar New Hampshire from expanding Medicaid under the federal health care law.

Large employers say they're committed to providing active employee health care benefits in the near future despite criticisms that health reform will erode employer-sponsored coverage, new analysis finds.