They burden the health system and pose a risk for others in emergencies.

The president says he is personally involved in his administration’s effort to fix healthcare.gov.

WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies must cover mental illness and substance abuse just as they cover physical diseases. The Obama administration issued new regulations Friday that spell out how a 5-year-old mental health parity law will be administered. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the rule should put an end to discrimination faced […]

But the silver lining is that insured people who join the health care markets improve the risk pool.

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country with pre-existing chronic conditions such as cancer, heart failure or kidney disease who are covered through high risk-insurance pools will see their coverage dissolve by year’s end.