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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 236-175 to advance the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 to the U.S. Senate, HealthPayerIntelligence reports.

United to Protect Democracy, a Washington, D.C.-based, watchdog group, is seeking an investigation into the White House's possible role in the Justice Department's decision to block Indianapolis-based Anthem's and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna's merger, the Hartford Courant reports.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., told state residents he planned to introduce a single-payer healthcare bill in Congress in a mere couple of weeks, according to VPR.

Medical Economics provides physicians key ways to fight payer denials, as almost 75 percent of physicians report frequent denials as an ongoing issue they face.

Various healthcare companies' stock fared well while others swung the opposite direction after legislators opted to withdraw the American Health Care Act on March 24, 2017, CNBC reports.

There are an average of 3.9 insurers on the HealthCare.gov marketplaces per state, according to an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Republican lawmakers pulled the American Health Care Act after GOP leaders estimated the bill lacked support to advance through the House on March 24, 2017, Politico reports.

A recent federal court ruling in Texas highlights a growing trend of private insurers scrutinizing "out-of-network" providers that waive patients' cost-sharing amounts.

Congressional Budget Office released an updated report on the American Health Care Act's impact after legislators made a series of amendments to increase the law's likelihood to pass.

With the entire industry waiting on the House's decision to pass the American Health Care Act, many are speculating about Medicaid's future, a program providing assistance to Americans with limited resources.