WINDOW CLOSING TO SIGN UP FOR HEALTH PLANS - Tuesday, March 11, 2014
People who got off to a rough start with Obamacare or have yet to pick a plan still have options – but only until the open-enrollment period ends on March 31. Kaiser Health News

U.S. UNINSURED RATE DROPS - Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The share of Americans without health insurance is dropping to the lowest levels since President Barack Obama took office, but sign-ups under his health care law lag among Hispanics — a big pool of potential beneficiaries. The Associated Press

BUDGET WOULD ‘ACCELERATE’ CUTS TO NURSING HOMES - Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The president’s proposed 2015 budget includes sharp cuts to nursing homes, drawing strong criticism from CAHF’s national affiliate, the American Health Care Association. McKnight's Long-Term Care News

HEALTH-CARE AGENCY PASSES $1-TRILLION MILESTONE - Wednesday, March 5, 2014
President Barack Obama's new proposal would push the Health and Human Services Department budget over $1 trillion for the first time, reflecting an aging population adding to the Medicare rolls, as well as expanded coverage for younger people through the new health law. The Associated Press

BETTER ACCESS TO AUTISM CARE BUT HIGH CO-PAYS FOR SOME - Tuesday, March 4, 2014
A survey from the Autism Society of California found that access to autism services has expanded in California under a new state law, but the new rules shift payment of insurance co-payments and deductibles onto families. California Healthline

14,500 CALIFORNIANS MUST REDO OBAMACARE APPLICATIONS - Monday, March 3, 2014
About 14,500 people who partially completed applications or updated them Feb. 17-19 – just before the Covered California website went down – must either start over or resubmit any changes they made, state officials said. Los Angeles Times