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Kaiser Family Foundation found Americans who bought the cheapest insurance plan through HealthCare.gov will face premium increases of approximately 15 percent unless they switch to a different health plan, according to The Washington Post.

UnityPoint Health, one of Iowa's largest healthcare providers, is partnering with Minn.-based HealthPartners to launch a new insurance company, according to Cedar Valley Business.

An American Customer Satisfaction Index report found consumers' satisfaction with health insurance providers reached a 10-year low, according to Market Watch.

The Metro Detroit Health Insurance Program pays for premium costs for consumers who can't afford federally subsidized rates, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Many consumers are questioning the usefulness of health insurance plans due to high deductibles, according to The New York Times.

Compared to a decade ago, employees pay 134 percent more for healthcare, according to newsmax.

To spend more time with patients, more healthcare providers are using direct-pay healthcare, according to USA Today.

Voters in Colorado will have a chance to weigh in on the single-payer healthcare system in 2016 — a new initiative will be added to the ballot next year, according to a report from The Denver Post.

About 533,000 Americans enrolled for healthcare insurance on the federal insurance exchange, according to The Washington Post. The Department of Health and Human Services released enrollment statistics.

Blue Cross Blue Shield created a new patient-focused care network, Blue Distinction Total Care, according to Health IT Outcomes.