It’s that time of year when the industry starts offering predictions for next year’s technology trends.

There is no excuse for the widely reported glitches encountered by those trying to sign up on the national insurance exchange marketplaces, President Barack Obama told the nation in an Oct. 21 speech. “There's no sugarcoating it. The website has been too slow.”

After several weeks of technical problems plaguing the rollout of the health insurance exchanges, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled two hearings to explore the roots of the rocky implementation.

The Affordable Care Act’s goal to promote reforms to the "overpriced, underperforming" U.S. healthcare system is often overlooked in the healthcare debate sweeping the country right now, argues New York Times op-ed columnist Bill Keller.

The computer glitches plaguing the health insurance exchanges launched on Oct. 1 should result in some people losing their jobs, starting at the top, according to Republicans.

Innovation and health insurance exchange were the top stories in health IT this week.

The Oct. 1 launch of the new health insurance exchanges has been met with a range of technical glitches across the country. Angela Sherwin, program director of the Brown University executive master of healthcare leadership program and former employee involved in Rhode Island's insuranc exchange, spoke with Clinical Innovation + Technology about the situation.

Medical practices are cautious about the new health insurance exchanges, with 40 percent of physician practices reporting that they are weighing their options about participation.