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Where consumers live and their state's previous insurance rules may determine whether they experience "rate shock" this fall in their small business and individual plans.

AED's Washington Fly-In , May 22-23, the premier public policy event for the equipment industry, is primed to be a first-rate experience for equipment leaders seeking business intelligence, networking opportunities, and the chance to meet face-to-face with lawmakers on the issues most important to the industry.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A tax deal remained elusive Wednesday night at the State Capitol with only five days left in the 2013 legislative session.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee today released a report citing internal documents from the nation's largest health insurance companies that reveal the healthcare law's policies, mandates, taxes, and fees will cause major premium increases for consumers in the individual, small group and large group markets.

A contractor working on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's Oakland campus accidentally cut power for more than three hours in two operating rooms while surgeries were taking place, prompting lawmakers to demand answers about what happened.

House GOP lawmakers have launched a major probe of state-level abortion regulation in the wake of the murder trial of Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is launching an inquiry into a potentially dangerous stimulant used in dietary supplements sold by General Nutrition Centers .

Republican Ellen Andel kicked off her campaign for Florida's 18th Congressional District seat Tuesday, saying, "Washington could gain valuable insights from the way we do things here in Juno Beach." In a news conference at the Juno Beach Town Center, the vice mayor pro tem of Juno Beach in northern Palm Beach County pointed to the town's debt-free ... (more)

By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG - Call it nepotism, or call it the status quo.

When Maureen Ciarolla of Monroeville heard who the latest recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award is, she had a lot to say.

The luxury hybrid maker Fisker Automotive is in dire financial straits after receiving $192 million in government-backed loans and receiving market assistance from tax credits, and if the company goes bankrupt it could become the largest loss to taxpayers since the failure of Solyndra in 2011.

Fisker Automotive Inc.'s chief operating officer and its former CEO will face tough questions about the struggling plug-in electric hybrid automaker's future at a hearing today.