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Healthcare.gov CEO Kevin Counihan is encouraging people to sign up for health coverage before the Jan. 31, 2016 deadline, according to KMBC.com.

Despite outpatient surgery costing significantly less than inpatient procedures, many large employers are not offering employees outpatient coverage, according to The Washington Post.

Responding to complaints from insurance companies, the Obama administration announced several steps that will make it harder for consumers to obtain health insurance after the annual open enrollment period, according to The New York Times.

Health Care Cost Institute recently launched Guroo, a free consumer-focused website that provides national, state and local costs and quality information, according to Medpage Today.

Maine legislators discussed a proposal, "Right to Shop," which ensures medical patients have the right to understand their pricing options for various healthcare procedures prior to payment, according to WCSH 6.

GOBankingRates.com. released a study detailing which states pay the most for health insurance. The study compared silver plans offered through the national or state-level insurance exchanges, which were administered through the ACA.

Many consumers are frustrated with health insurance errors, caused by increased enrollment at the end of 2015, according to TribLive.

UnitedHealth Group reported losses on its individual-market health plans reached $720 million in 2015, according to Business Insurance.

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said although he helped write the Affordable Care Act to make it a "better piece of legislation," more needs to be done due to the 29 million people lacking health insurance, according to cnsnews.com.

Despite ACA subsidies aimed at making coverage more affordable, a new study found most Americans spend more than 10 percent of their income on premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs, according to Bangor Daily News.