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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday to help undocumented immigrants purchase health insurance on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange, the Los Angles Times reported.

Toronto-based digital health insurance provider League aims to expand in Seattle and North America after receiving $25 million in its first round of investor funding, GeekWire reported.

Some Idahoans may see a consecutive year of double-digit premium increases as health insurers propose an average increase of 27 percent for individual plans, the Idaho Statesman reported.

Amid growing criticism of Connecticut officials' possible conflicts of interest with a proposed Cigna-Anthem merger, Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill that effectively withholds any merger information from the public, according to the International Business Times.

CMS officials began inspecting a hospital in the Virgin Islands Sunday following reports of emergency room staff shortages and equipment failures, The Virgin Islands Consortium reported.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will open its 24/7 telephone help line to anyone affected by the shooting at Orlando, Fla.-based LGBT nightclub Pulse.

The federal government is sharing awards totaling $32 million with 27 states to help efforts to enroll children in Medicaid and CHIP.

Effective Aug. 1, Dayton, Ohio-based CareSource will cease paying Premier Health hospitals for most services insured under its Just4Me health plans, Dayton Daily News reported.

A recent HHS analysis reported the Affordable Care Act dramatically benefited residents in rural America through its Health Insurance Marketplace, tax credits that keep coverage affordable and other coverage reforms included in the law, like the elimination of exclusions based…

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discussed possible consequences of Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers last week with the International Business Times, raising questions about how the deals would affect consumers.