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Under the president's plan, insurers will be permitted to extend this year's policies into next year, but it's far from clear that insurers will want to follow through. Some state regulators may not even let them.

Many people are receiving cancellation notices as the health law transforms the individual insurance market.

Insurers say the old policies fail to meet the law's requirements, but some consumers complain about being forced to buy more expensive policies.

How states resolve questions over whether to mandate coverage of specialized treatments, such as gastric bypass surgery, can have a big impact on premiums.

Even the same plan can carry dramatically different price tags in different areas

Consumers shopping in the new Obamacare marketplaces will want to know these three things before buying coverage.

In several states, consumers in high-cost areas will pay at least 50 percent more for the same type of coverage as those in lower-cost areas.

Report shows wide variation across the country, with some states that opposed implementation of the health law boasting lower-than-average rates.

Moderate-income consumers may get subsidies but will also be required to pay up to 9.5 percent of their income toward monthly premiums, which some say will put coverage out of reach.

These marketplaces open Oct. 1 and will allow individuals and small businesses to compare insurance coverage.

Retailers, restaurant chains and others find they can continue to offer such coverage and avoid the health law's heftiest fines.