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• ACA Premiums Lower Than Projected, Even in Anti-Obamacare States
• Sep. 25, 2013
• Days before the new online health insurance markets were set to open, the Obama administration released a look at average premiums, saying rates in most states are lower than earlier projected.

• 41 State AGs Urge Feds to Regulate E-Cigarettes
• Sep. 25, 2013
• Top state law enforcement officials urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to promptly issue a promised set of rules governing the sale of electronic cigarettes, adding to a recent plea by prominent health organizations for action.

• Obamacare's 'Family Glitch' Makes CHIP Critical
• Sep. 24, 2013
• If the Children’s Health Insurance Program is not reauthorized by Congress when it expires in 2015, or states decide not to continue it, Obamacare could result in fewer children covered by insurance.

• 10 Questions with One of Obamacare's Architects
• Sep. 23, 2013
• On the eve of the implementation of one of Obamacare’s most significant provisions, Governing spoke to Harvard economist David Cutler.

• When ACA Expands Mental Health Care, Peer Specialists Can Help
• Sep. 20, 2013
• The federal health law will cause a surge in demand for mental health care that combined with an already severe shortage of mental health workers has many worried there won’t be enough providers to serve everyone in need.

• Watchdog Group Complains Oregon's Malpractice Law Hides Bad Doctors
• Sep. 20, 2013
• A new Oregon law establishing a medical malpractice mediation process will undermine patient safety by withholding the names of negligent doctors from a national database, the watchdog organization Public Citizen has complained to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

• A Rush to Fix Pricing Glitch on Federally Run Health Exchanges
• Sep. 20, 2013
• Less than two weeks before the launch of insurance marketplaces created by the federal health overhaul, the government's software can't reliably determine how much people need to pay for coverage, according to insurance executives and people familiar with the program.

• House Passes $39B Deep Cuts to Food Stamps
• Sep. 20, 2013
• The House approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut food stamps by $39 billion during the next decade, setting up a showdown with Democrats over the program used by nearly 48 million low-income Americans.

• Wisconsin Governor Announces 6 Ways to Fight Public Aid Fraud
• Sep. 20, 2013
• Saying his actions will speak louder than his words, Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday vowed to step up oversight of public assistance programs, ordering the state health department to implement six strategies to combat fraud.

• Texas Gov. Perry Wants Block Grant to Reform Medicaid without Expanding
• Sep. 19, 2013
• In a letter to the state's health agency on Monday, the governor laid out his plan to request a federal waiver to reform Medicaid as Texas sees fit — without expanding eligibility.

• Need Welfare? Michigan May Make People Do Community Service to Qualify
• Sep. 19, 2013
• The community service bill, which passed the state Senate on a 27-9 vote would require people receiving food stamps or other welfare benefits to perform community service in order to get the money.

• HHS: Many Obamacare Premiums to Cost Less Than $100
• Sep. 18, 2013
• More than half of uninsured Americans will have health care options under Obamacare that cost less than $100 a month, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services.

• Uninsured Population Declines as Medicaid Population Grows
• Sep. 18, 2013
• The rate of uninsured Americans dropped slightly for the second consecutive year in 2012, from 15.7 percent to 15.4 percent, largely a result of more people enrolling in Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

• California, Feds Strike Deal to Help Veterans
• Sep. 18, 2013
• For the first time, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will open its doors and records so a newly created state strike force can help chisel away at a daunting backlog of claims that is costing California veterans millions of dollars in lost benefits every year.

• Michigan Becomes Largest GOP State to Accept Medicaid Expansion
• Sep. 17, 2013
• Michigan is the largest state – the 25th nationally - controlled by Republicans to support a key component of the new federal health care law.