The Upshot

States Benefiting Most From Obama’s Health Law Elected Republicans

By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ

People who were pleased with their new health care coverage remained unhappy with the Democrats who passed it.

The Upshot

Election Will Leave Medicaid Policies Largely Unchanged

By JOSH BARRO and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ

Victories for Republican governors in several states means those states are not likely to expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Maine: Nurse Reaches Agreement on Travel

By JESS BIDGOOD

A nurse who fought efforts by Maine to quarantine her at home after she returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa reached an agreement on Monday with the state that largely leaves her free to travel.

The Upshot

Malpractice Reform Won’t Do Much to Reduce Health Spending

By AARON E. CARROLL

Evidence shows that “defensive medicine” practiced by doctors fearing lawsuits is only a tiny bit of overall care.

U.N. Employee Under Treatment for Ebola in France

By MAÏA de la BAUME

The health ministry said in a statement on its website that the patient had contracted the virus in Sierra Leone and was being treated in a military hospital near Paris.

Defects Found Before Debut of Health Insurance Site for Small Businesses

By ROBERT PEAR

The Obama administration has discovered a number of defects in the online marketplace that will offer health insurance to small-business employees, but said they would be fixed before Nov. 15.

Repeal of Health Law, Once Central to G.O.P., Is Side Issue in Campaigns

By JONATHAN WEISMAN

In a year that was supposed to be dominated by attacks on the Affordable Care Act, few Republican candidates focused on repeal or offered alternatives.

Obama Courts Women in Campaign Swing

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

The president promoted a progressive agenda and portrayed Republicans as hidebound, but he was careful to try to keep his own unpopularity from swaying elections.