Health Care Reform

A San Francisco restaurant chain has agreed to spend $320,000 to settle a complaint alleging it collected a surcharge from customers for the city's health care law but did not use most of the money for its intended purpose, officials said.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she plans to push for an expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the federal health care law, a surprising decision that could have an impact on other Republican governors weighing a similar decision.

The Obama administration released new regulations Monday on some key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including Medicaid expansion and state exchanges.

Gov. Jerry Brown says he's firmly committed to making national health care reform work in California, but he also is wary of potential costs that could affect state spending for years to come.

A new report says the number of uninsured residents in New Hampshire would drop to about 71,000 by 2020 if the state expands its Medicaid program for the poor and disabled under the federal health overhaul law.

The Department of Health and Human Services touted health reform Thursday, saying its caused Medicares costs to rise at historically low rates, while preserving important benefits to seniors.

The board overseeing Nevada's health insurance exchange approved fees Thursday designed to make the program self-sustaining by 2015 when federal support expires.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday it will add its Arkansas employees to a state effort aimed at lowering health care costs by changing the way private insurers and Medicaid pay for services, and it committed $670,000 to create a tracking system that would measure the initiative's success.