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A new survey by the state of Vermont finds the number of residents without health insurance has dropped by nearly a third in the past seven years, mainly due to growth in government programs.

With expanded health insurance and Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, drug coverages also will increase, and unnecessary regulations will add to prescription drug costs, according to a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis.

More states are moving forward to implement health reform and the exchanges that play a major role in the law, the Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday.

A Goldman Sachs analyst says forecasts for some health insurer earnings per share next year could slide as much as 10 percent if steep Medicare Advantage funding cuts materialize.

Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they're trying a new approach to push for Medicaid expansion an issue they support and Republican leaders oppose.

Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impact of $85 billion in spending cuts at the same time previewing a longer-term plan to erase federal deficits without raising taxes.