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Health insurer UnitedHealthcare and Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services have expanded their agreement to include 14 of Prime's hospitals.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increases access to health insurance coverage for Americans in numerous ways. One of them involves the expansion of the presumptive eligibility policy, which allows states to authorize qualified entities such as hospitals, schools…

More than 6.3 million Americans were deemed eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program between October and December, according to a Reuters report.

The U.S uninsured rate showed a modest decline from 17.3 percent in December 2013 to 16.1 percent this month, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

Target Corp., one of the largest retailers in the country, will end health insurance coverage for part-time employees, effective April 1.

Since the Obama administration decided to allow insurers to continue offering health plans in 2014 that don't comply with the healthcare reform law, numerous reports have predicted the extension of these old policies will have negative consequences for health insurers.

HealthCare.gov must be fully functional by mid-March to avoid potential bankruptcy for health insurers, according to a procurement document filed by federal officials.

A Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision stopping employers from providing better health benefits to "highly compensated individuals" won't be enforced this year, according to a report from The New York Times.

During the past couple of years, Medigap — a supplemental insurance option for Medicare beneficiaries — has become a target for many policymakers seeking to reduce Medicare spending.

Swedish Covenant Hospital reaches out to the community to help the uninsured get coverage.