Health reform implementation

Congressional Republicans warned Tuesday that the public might not be able to trust the people who will help navigate new coverage options under President Obama's healthcare law.

Republicans questioned whether felons could sign up to help people navigate the healthcare law, then make off with reams of personal information. They also said lax regulations might lead to bad advice.

GOP lawmakers also questioned whether part of the program is being implemented illegally.

Sen. Heller introduced an amendment to the farm bill that would prevent the IRS from receiving funds to implement ObamaCare.

Months after Obama's reelection, a variety of unions are publicly balking at how the administration plans to implement the law.

Obama assured former Sen. Snowe that GOP opposition to the law would be short-lived.

A top implementation official from the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department is headed to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a hearing on the department's outreach efforts. Gary Cohen, director of the office that's handling most of the work implementing President Obama's healthcare law, is scheduled to testify at a hearing about "the administration's outreach campaign to ... enroll individuals in exchanges and Medicaid." 

So it's a pretty safe bet Cohen will face some questions about the fundraising requests HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has made on behalf of Enroll America — a nonprofit group promoting the reform law and encouraging people to enroll in its new coverage options.

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Sebelius's speech at the World Health Assembly comes as she faces GOP criticism over fundraising for Enroll America.

Predictions of massive "rate shock" as a result of President Obama's healthcare law have been overblown, according to new analysis from the Center for American Progress (CAP).

CAP, a liberal think tank, said higher costs will only affect about 3 percent of people between ages 19 and 29.

Critics of the healthcare law say young, healthy people will see their premiums skyrocket as a result of new rules designed to protect patients who have pre-existing conditions.

Two key rules within ObamaCare are set to be published this week in the Federal Register.

Potential donors to Enroll America grow skittish

McConnell predicts ObamaCare will be 'biggest issue' of 2014

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

Small businesses looking for a break from President Obama’s healthcare law aren’t getting any help from Congress.