Affordable Care Act

May 1, 2013

Maryland is busy building an online marketplace where people could choose from different options--a “health benefit exchange.”  We talk about the progress the state is making with Jay Hancock, and with outgoing Howard County health secretary Peter Beilenson, who's co-op will be competing on the exchange.

Impact on small businesses In the first in an ongoing series, Midday takes a closer look at the complex Affordable Care Act, ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court on June 28. Republicans warn that Obamacare is a job-killer, that it will hurt small businesses and deal some a fatal blow. An examination and analysis of what the ACA means for businesses, large and small.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld most of the federal health overhaul, what’s ahead for people who live in Maryland? We’ll sort it out with Lt.