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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.

Health insurer BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has reached an agreement with Saint Francis Hospitals in Memphis and Bartlett to keep the providers in-network, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.

A Republican-controlled budget committee in Wisconsin has voted to approve Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to delay a scheduled Medicaid expansion, according to an Appleton Post-Crescent report.

UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer and parent of UnitedHealthcare, said its per-share profit and revenue in 2014 will be lower than what financial analysts expect, according to a Wall Street Journal report.