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President Barack Obama's surprise signal last week to governors that he was willing to give states some extra flexibility in implementing the law is particularly noteworthy because it offers a useful window into the health law' s evolving politics and the future bargaining that will likely take place.
These new plans cut out insurance policies and offer unlimited access to doctors and nurse practitioners for a modest, set fee.
Federal law does not guarantee beneficiaries under the age of 65 the right to buy Medigap coverage and even when they do qualify for a plan, it is often prohibitively expensive.
Despite the rhetoric about compromise, what President Barack Obama actually did when he announced that states would have some flexibility in implementing the health law was give states the option of replacing his law with a single-payer health system three years earlier than it otherwise could have happened.
What truly undermines the arguments offered by conservative critics is their lack of workable alternative ideas that would achieve the health insurance coverage expansion goals set by the health law.
Some insurers are offering consumers a hefty break if they pay more out-of-pocket when they use certain high-cost providers in their network or are cutting the providers from the coverage.
As challenges to the health law's individual mandate wind their way through the courts, it is important to focus on the real question: what happens to the health law if this provision is ultimately struck down?
Few options are available for the 42,000 people losing coverage.
The conservative group FreedomWorks recommends a system of vouchers to replace Medicare, Medicaid and provisions of the new health law.
As the House considers its repeal of the health law's unpopular 1099 reporting provision, the measure's premium tax credits are being eyed as a possible pay-for.
An Obama administration memo details flexibility to determine which insurers can participate in health insurance exchanges, tailor Medicaid programs and even offer health savings accounts.
Now that House Republicans, along with a few Democrats, have passed a bill to repeal last year's health reform law, they are planning to offer some alternatives for replacing it. But how can we tell if their plans are likely to tackle the of high health care spending?
HHS is considering a number of options to make sure healthy, less costly people are attracted to the long-term care program and costs are held in check.
House Republicans are holding committee hearings this week on the health law's provisions governing Medicare, abortion and small business.
HHS is considering a number of options to make sure healthy, less costly people are attracted to the long-term care program and costs are held in check.
Some experts are proposing alternatives to mandating that nearly all Americans purchase health insurance - a requirement in the health law - including offering discounts for early buyers and instituting eligibility periods to use subsidies.
The new health law requires beefed-up appeals processes, but insurance companies and advocates are battling over exactly what that means.
In his State of the Union message, the president also said he's "not willing ... to go back to the days when insurance companies could deny someone coverage because of a pre-existing condition."
More than 60 House Republicans are sponsoring a bill to permit the sale of health insurance across state lines. Consumer advocacy groups argue such provisions would erode many state protections.
It will take a serious and sustained effort to make co-ops a viable insurance option for consumers and small business owners.
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