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Open enrollment for the health law’s 2016 marketplace plans begins Sunday, and federal officials caution consumers to check out premium prices because in many places they may be higher. But officials are planning to offer new features to make the process faster and smoother for consumers. (Carey, 10/28)

When the latest push to sign up people for insurance under the Affordable Car Act begins, the workers and volunteers charged with helping them enroll would seem to have a relatively low bar to clear, given the modest goals the Obama administration set for 2016. That doesn’t mean they have it easy. (Radnofsky, 10/27)

Federal health officials are predicting little growth in sign-ups as Year Three of open enrollment for the health insurance exchanges begins Monday. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said the administration expects that exchange enrollment nationally will reach about 10 million people by the end of 2016, up from 9.9 million announced in late June of this year. (Miller, 10/27)

Sunday marks the start of the third open enrollment period for insurance under the federal health law. That means the nearly 170,000 Connecticut residents who buy their own health insurance will have a chance to shop for new plans – and many will need to take action to keep the coverage they have. Here’s what you need to know. (Levin Becker, 10/28)

Anthem, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) licensee in Wisconsin, has decided to completely pull out of the health care exchange (individual plans) market place in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties starting January. Anthem is also significantly cutting back on the number of available exchange plans in 34 Wisconsin counties, which include the Fox Valley, according to Scott Larrivee, Public Relations Director at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin. (Schuster, 10/26)