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Facing significant industry changes in 2014, health insurer WellPoint is turning to narrow provider networks.

David Critchlow, vice president of government relations for Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals, told congressional staff members yesterday that not renewing several Medicare reimbursement policies will make it harder for rural hospitals to provide essential care, according to an AHA News…

The Republican-led Wisconsin Assembly has passed legislation to delay a scheduled Medicaid reform plan that will transition more than 70,000 residents out of the program.

Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that aims to control Medicaid costs by creating a joint legislative oversight panel, according to a WOSU report.

States that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will miss out on billions in new federal funds, according to a study from The Commonwealth Fund.

In October, state agencies deemed roughly 1.46 million people eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, according to a CMS report.

The Obama administration has objected to a recent report that stated a significant portion of HealthCare.gov enrollment records contain errors, according to a report from The Hill.

Recent health insurance exchange policy changes are bad news for insurers, according to Moody's.

Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth Care has signed an agreement to add all of its physicians, facilities and services to Madison, Wis.-based Dean Health Plan's insurance network, effective Dec. 1.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations related to the excise tax on health insurance companies set to kick in under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2014.