Anthony Brino

Continued uncertainty and regulatory surprises in the evolution of the Affordable Care Act have prompted Moody's to change its outlook of the health insurance industry for the worse, but not for every company.

Continuing a trend in the retail economy, Target is ending health insurance options for part-time employees and sending them to health insurance exchanges, following the likes of Home Depot and Walgreens.

In 2013, insurance giant UnitedHealth Group saw revenues grow 11 percent but margins slip - a sign of industry pressures ramping up under health reform.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing a number of new tweaks and more stringent requirements for Medicare Part D, hoping to save more than $1 billion over five years.

Risk management programs instituted by the Affordable Care Act may make older, higher-cost members more profitable for insurers than expected.

The California Department of Managed Health Care is trying to end the practice of emergency care "balance billing," just as thousands of new HMO members are being created.

Administrative errors resulting from adjusting to new policies has led to an increase in the improper payment rate for Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services disclosed in its annual financial report.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the HHS Inspector General finalized the Stark law exemption on Friday, which allows hospitals to fund up to 85 percent of EHR costs for physicians.

Among the businesses eyeing the growing market for employer self-funding is one of Colorado's health systems, the University of Colorado Health.

About 100,000 Iowans newly eligible for Medicaid are set to get private insurance coverage through a demonstration project approved by the federal government, the second Medicaid "private option" okayed this year.