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Health insurer WellPoint has partly attributed a 68 percent drop in net income in the fourth quarter of 2013 to consumers who used more services than expected out of fear that they would lose their plans under the reform law,…

Among uninsured Americans who plan to get health insurance, 56 percent intend to do so through a government health insurance exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Gallup poll.

Because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, insurers can no longer deny people coverage or charge them higher premiums because of pre-existing conditions.

During his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama detailed how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has helped Americans and encouraged everyone to help the uninsured get health insurance, according to a transcript of the…

The Nebraska Medical Center and Methodist Health System, both based in Omaha, Neb., have joined forces to create a health plan network, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.

Fourth-quarter net income at health insurer WellPoint plummeted 68 percent, from $464.2 million in 2012 to $148.2 million in 2013.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketplaces are on track to enroll an adequate amount of young, healthy people, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said during a press briefing yesterday.

Moody's Investors Service has revised the outlook for health insurers from stable to negative in light of the uncertainty created by the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health insurer UnitedHealthcare and Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services have expanded their agreement to include 14 of Prime's hospitals.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increases access to health insurance coverage for Americans in numerous ways. One of them involves the expansion of the presumptive eligibility policy, which allows states to authorize qualified entities such as hospitals, schools…