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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."

The country's biggest private health insurance exchange, eHealthInsurance, saw applications for individual and family plans increase by 49.5 percent to 169,800 in the fourth quarter of 2013.

The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare has partnered with a group of health insurers to launch a coordination of benefits registry that aims to improve healthcare claims processes.

CMS has decided to expand Medicare coverage for cardiac rehabilitation services.