Health Care Reform

The Illinois Department of Insurance has been awarded a $5.1 million federal grant to develop and maintain a health insurance exchange where consumers can shop for coverage.

The Obama administration says states that have not adopted their own insurance exchanges may get a second chance to avoid one run by the U.S. government.

HHS has launched another ACA initiative, this time focusing on improving care for hospital patients before and after discharge.

Employers and their benefits advisors may have to scramble to start using the proposed Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and a proposed Uniform Glossary on time.

Texas would be among the biggest beneficiaries of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, standing to gain coverage for nearly 4 million uninsured residents.

Health care reform is changing many things about the insurance industry, and in some cases those changes are not in the broker's favor. But at least one area of the market is seeing a boon thanks to the Affordable Care Act wellness plans.

Getting tough on wellness, fired for not wearing a Speedo, and why Joe You Lie Wilson feels vindicated these days.

According to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, large U.S. employers are planning to shift higher health care costs to workers next year, thanks largely to cost increases that are more than twice the rate of inflation.