More than 4,300 people in Missouri and Illinois have been given an extension on their health insurance plans to avoid a coverage break Jan. 1. The Department of Health and Human Services announced ...

Although the Department of Health and Human Services has issued $16 million to Montana’s federally funded “high-risk” health insurance pool, Montana will need an additional $6 million to $7 million to ...

Five states — Georgia, Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming — have opted out of running their own high-risk insurance pools, according to a report by the New York Times. States must decide whether or ...

In a political role reversal, vocal health law opponent Ohio is trying to keep 14 people under the law’s protection — because the Obama administration wants them out. The 14 Ohioans are included in a ...

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday unveiled an amendment to the American Health Care Act that would create a federal risk sharing program for insurers. The idea has support from both moderate and ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Gov. Mike Rounds says the state has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to administer a federal high-risk insurance pool. The pool will cover ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois may be one of the first states to start providing health insurance in a new high-risk pool funded under national health overhaul, but enrollment will be limited, eligibility ...

CHICAGO | For thousands of Illinois residents who pay high health insurance premiums because of medical problems, the new federal health care legislation won't offer relief. The 16,000 residents who ...