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.
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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.
The Maryland Department of Budget and Management extended the healthcare deadline for state employees, according to WMDT 47.
Health insurance prices are steadily rising, leaving many Americans wondering when and if the prices will fall in the near future, according to Forbes.
Researchers found patients with high health insurance deductibles use nearly 7.5 percent fewer diagnostic tests, according to Medical Xpress.
President Obama appreciated Louisiana's democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards call to expand Medicaid to thousands of additional residents, according to Portland Press Herald.
More than 200,000 providers will see a 2 percent cut in their Medicaid payments this year for not meeting CMS standards in 2014, according to Healthcare IT News.
