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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.

A Freedom Partners analysis found Mississippi was the only state in the United States to see a drop in health insurance premiums on the individual marketplace last year, according to Mississippi Watchdog.org.

Alabama's Medicaid Agency said it needs $841 million from the General Fund in 2017, according to Decatur Daily.

Tennessee Sen. Mark Green requested the Insurance Commissioner, Julie McPeak, speak to the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee about rising health insurance premiums, according to Live Insurance News.