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CMS has finalized a policy creating an auto-enrollment process for current Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act federal marketplace enrollees.

Access Health CT has appointed James Wadleigh as interim CEO, according to The Courant.

HHS has approved Pennsylvania's plan to use federal Medicaid expansion funding to launch Healthy Pennsylvania, a program that will promote affordable care and increase access to care for the uninsured, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) announced yesterday.

Health insurer Highmark has announced it will get rid of markups on certain cancer care services.

A Republican bill that would change the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's definition of full-time employees would increase the federal deficit and reduce the number of people with employer-based coverage, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.

As Indiana attempts to find an alternative to Medicaid expansion, the Indiana Hospital Association has launched a statewide campaign on the benefits of getting the uninsured covered.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could lead to higher health insurance premiums for 11 million employees at small businesses, although it might also reduce rates for about 6 million others, according to a CMS report.

Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Aetna signed a new two-year deal, which will allow Aetna members in-network access to Tenet's 77 hospitals and numerous outpatient centers.

CMS has released proposed payment rates for Medicare Advantage plans in calendar year 2015, including a potential 1.9 percent pay cut.

As early enrollment numbers roll in for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges, one demographic in particular has received a lot of attention: the "young invincibles."