Like the majority of Republican governors across the nation, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has turned down a federal offer to aid in the creation of a high-risk pool program for the uninsured.

Questioning the need for “a new layer of bureaucracy,” Nebraska’s governor has told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services thanks, but no thanks to participating in a proposed federal high-risk pool program.

Under the national spotlight for alleged rescissions of patients with breast cancer, national health insurer WellPoint said it will implement reforms on the practice well ahead of a deadline set under recent health reform.

Having faced national scrutiny over planned rate hikes as much as 39% for some individual plan members, Anthem Blue Cross has again delayed those new rates from taking effect in California.

In a letter to the head of national insurer WellPoint, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urges an end to reports of dropping coverage for women with breast cancer.

Mirroring a move by Georgia Republicans, party leaders in Oklahoma have decided to proceed with a suit challenging new federal health reform guidelines after the state’s attorney general refused to do so himself.

Criticizing new federal health reform as ‘hastily drafted,” Georgia’s insurance commissioner has rejected part of $5 billion in government aid to create a high-risk pool for uninsured Americans.

Nevada’s insurance commissioner is the latest to warn consumers about scammers taking advantage of the uncertainty surrounding federal health reform.

Maryland’s Senate approved one measure to build off of federal health reform and rejected another to block its impact on state residents.

A Maryland non-profit organization, whose members include insurance companies, was awarded a $5.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help the state improve its health information technology systems.