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President Barack Obama reacts as Joey Hudy, then 14, launches a marshmallow from his Extreme Marshmallow Cannon during a White House science fair in 2012

Joe Hudy is not your average 16-year-old. The self-described “maker” from Anthem has been to the White House to demonstrate one of his inventions, has traveled the world to show off other creations and has landed an internship at Intel. All before graduating high school. But Joe said he was still excited to be back in Washington, invited to joinMichelle Obama to watch the State of the Union address. Read more»

An analysis of health-care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act found that only 10 states met or exceeded the levels they were expected to reach by the end of last year. Arizona reached only 54 percent of its projected level, the 10th-lowest for states with a federally run insurance marketplace.

Arizona’s health-insurance marketplace reached barely half of its projected enrollment under the Affordable Care Act by the end of last year, according to an analysis released Wednesday. Read more»

Arizona residents are not rushing to sign up for health insurance under 'Obamacare,' but those who have signed up have enrolled in the pricier insurance plans at twice the rate of the rest of the nation, new data from the Department of Health and Human Services shows.

Arizona residents are signing up for the Affordable Care Act’s top-shelf gold- and platinum-level insurance plans at some of the highest rates in the nation, new government figures show. Read more»

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