July 1st through August 15th is Open Enrollment for individuals here in Massachusetts. Read >

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the insurance provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are constitutional, handing President Barack Obama a major election-year victory and shunning 26 states that had sought to overturn the reform law. The court ruled that Congress has the power to compel individuals to purchase insurance as a tax on people who do not have health insurance. Read >

Private health insurance exchanges will thrive no matter what action the Supreme Court takes on the matter of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,. That's the collective opinion three panelists offered during a Wednesday session at the annual conference for America's Health Insurance Plans in Salt Lake City. Read >

The largest insurers in Massachusetts have pledged to extend two popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act even if the US Supreme Court decides to overturn the federal health law in a ruling expected before the end of the month. Read >

After registering sharply higher earnings in 2011, the state’s nonprofit health insurers posted falling operating income -- and in two cases, operating losses -- for the first quarter of this year as they handled more medical claims. Read >