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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Tuesday mandating health insurers file proposed rate changes for health plans offered on the Affordable Care Act to the Missouri Department of Insurance for review, The Missouri Times reported.

A recent study from the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn., found surcharges put in place by the Affordable Care Act to transfer smokers' healthcare costs to tobacco users decreased enrollment and limited the ACA's goal of…

A new study published from Health Affairs finds Medicare Part D patients paid 10.5 times as much in co-payments for brand-name drugs as generic drugs, Kaiser Health News reported.

Milwaukee-based Children's Hospital and Health System will sell its Children's Community Health Plan through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

A recent study published in Health Affairs found states that legalized medical marijuana saw a slight decrease in Medicare prescription use and Medicare Part D spending, Kaiser Health News reported.

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen voiced concern about a $54 billion deal between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna in an interview with the Hartford Courant Thursday.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's proposed $37 billion acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana faces major pushback from the U.S. Department of Justice, which reportedly voiced significant concerns about the deal.

Baltimore-based Evergreen Health Cooperative will shell out $24.2 million in risk adjustment fees to its largest competitor under the Affordable Care Act's Risk Adjustment Program, The Baltimore Sun reported.

Through a combination of funds recovered and losses avoided, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's anti-fraud unit yielded $43.2 million in savings in 2015, according to a statement released Wednesday.

The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.