Health care debate has trust, politics themes, too
For months, the talk was all about computer code. About response times. About glitches and bugs.
View ArticleFeds: 1,600 Oklahomans enroll in federal plan
More than 1,600 Oklahoma residents successfully signed up for health insurance coverage in the first two months of the troubled HealthCare.gov website that allows people to shop for and purchase a...
View ArticleFinal push in Oklahoma for health insurance
Nonprofits and advocacy organizations across Oklahoma were making a final push Monday to get people signed up for coverage through the new health insurance law, though website glitches were making the...
View ArticleReport: Health exchanges’ drug coverage confusing
Among the troubles with the federal government's health overhaul, the hunt for a health plan that would cover a particular drug or a favorite doctor proved frustrating for many consumers navigating the...
View ArticleGovernment hackers try to crack HealthCare.gov
The government’s own watchdogs tried to hack into HealthCare.gov earlier this year and found what they termed a critical vulnerability – but also came away with respect for some of the health insurance...
View ArticleNew privacy concerns over government’s health care website
The government's health insurance website is quietly passing along consumers' personal data to outside websites, just as President Barack Obama is calling for stronger cybersecurity protections.
View ArticleHealth law sign-ups increase
As of Friday, 105,668 Oklahomans had signed up for coverage under the president’s health care law.
View ArticleSunday deadline driving health law sign-ups for 2015
Ahead of a Sunday deadline, consumers are stepping up to enroll for 2015 coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law, administration officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleMeaning of 4 words at center of high court health law fight
The Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the...
View ArticleSurvey: Uninsured rate hit new low in 2014
The share of Americans without health insurance dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2014 as President Barack Obama's overhaul took full effect, according to an extensive survey released Tuesday.
View ArticleAdded tax season hassle for some due to health form errors
It's not uncommon to feel some trepidation around tax-filing season. But there's an added hassle this year for nearly a million consumers who got financial help with health insurance premiums under...
View ArticleAP Analysis: Why does health overhaul drama continue?
President Barack Obama's health overhaul remains an all-consuming drama for many, even though millions of people are gaining insurance coverage through a law that's now 5 years old.
View ArticleNew sign-up under health care law gets lukewarm reception
Several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance are getting a second chance to sign up, and that could ease the sting of rising penalties for being uninsured.
View ArticleMany health insurers go big with initial 2016 rate requests
Dozens of health insurers say higher-than-expected care costs and other expenses blindsided them this year, and they're going to have to hike premiums for individual policies well-beyond 10 percent for...
View ArticleMore than 10M enrolled this year under Obama’s health law
More than 10 million people have signed up for subsidized private health insurance this year under President Barack Obama's law, the administration reported Tuesday. The positive numbers are finally...
View ArticleHealth head: Congress’ problem if court voids health law aid
Congress and the states will need to find an answer if the Supreme Court strikes down the federal subsidies that are a foundation of President Barack Obama's health care law, his health secretary told...
View ArticleVast data warehouse raises HealthCare.gov privacy concerns
A government data warehouse that stores personal information on millions of HealthCare.gov customers is raising privacy concerns at a time when major breaches have become distressingly common.
View ArticleBogus enrollees kept getting ‘Obamacare’
Phony applicants that investigators signed up last year under President Barack Obama's health care law got automatically re-enrolled for 2015. Some were rewarded with even bigger taxpayer subsidies for...
View ArticleState health insurance markets struggle with cost challenges
State-run health insurance markets that offer coverage under President Barack Obama's health law are struggling with high costs and disappointing enrollment. These challenges could lead more of them to...
View ArticleTax filing problems could jeopardize health law aid for 1.8M
About 1.8 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law now have issues with their tax returns that could jeopardize their subsidies next year....
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