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The desire to attract top employees is driving a long-term trend toward coverage. Last year, 52 percent of all employers offered domestic partner health benefits, with the percentage varying widely by region and industry. KHN's Julie Appleby filed this story.
Study projects refunds under the health care law will vary widely by state.
Advocates want curbs on what consumers pay toward physical, occupation and speech therapy visits. Insurers say that could raise premiums.
The policy would have the greatest impact on women and children.
Nine groups list 45 practices they say are overused and may harm patients.
Whether such programs spur long-term change is unclear, and some fear discrimination against those with chronic conditions.
KHN's Julie Appleby reports that the health law is so comprehensive that even if the Supreme Court struck the insurance requirement, many provisions would survive.
The long-awaited rules may disappoint consumer groups which had sought to reduce the clout of insurers on the governing boards.
Study finds that's mostly because the government pays far lower rates for hospital care
While controversy over one aspect of the Obama administration's contraception rule
Insurers switch to new way to calculate reimbursement that shifts more of the expenses onto patients.
Congress is betting more than $3 billion over the next decade that "comparative effectiveness" research can transform medical care by helping determine the best approach to a particular illness.
Technical, political and financial obstacles loom as clock ticks toward 2014 deadline for operations.
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