World & Nation
Marilyn Tavenner, who oversees the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs and played a central role in implementing the Affordable Care Act, is stepping down.
Jan. 16, 2015
Politics
Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare
May 15, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The top Obamacare administrator told a Senate committee that setbacks will not hamper overall enrollment in the Affordable Care Act, which she said was expected to start slowly and then grow before the 2014 deadline to carry insurance coverage.
Nov. 5, 2013
WASHINGTON — More than 1.1 million people have enrolled in health insurance plans through the marketplace operated by the federal government, the Obama administration announced Sunday.
Dec. 29, 2013
For the first time, Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner apologized Tuesday for the technical glitches to healthcare.gov, and said the site should be available to consumers without issues by the end of November.
Oct. 29, 2013
WASHINGTON – The official charged with overseeing the online health marketplaces apologized Tuesday to a congressional panel for issues that have plagued the rollout of President Obama’s signature health law, but said she was confident the website problems would be fixed by the end of November.
Business
The conservative approach to keeping Americans from taking advantage of the Affordable Care Act always has featured a large element of fear-mongering.
Jan. 6, 2015
Obamacare health plan enrollments rise sharply in December
Publicly, the White House continues to defend the president’s pre-launch salesmanship. Privately, some officials say they wish they’d left a little wiggle room in the healthcare rollout.
WASHINGTON – Enrollment in health plans sold on marketplaces created by President Obama’s healthcare law has hit 4 million, the administration announced Tuesday, marking another milestone in the law’s implementation.
Feb. 25, 2014