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More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented a revolving door that for years has seemed impossible to slow. Now Medicare has begun punishing hospitals with hefty fines if they have too many readmissions,...

Gov. Rick Snyder proposed an ambitious budget Thursday that asks Michigan drivers to pay higher taxes and fees to fix bad roads, expands Medicaid to uninsured adults and socks away more money for a rainy day.

The governor, attorney general and other elected officials would be kicked off Nebraska's state employee health insurance plan under a bill lawmakers discussed Thursday.

Health Insurance Innovations Inc., a Web-based coverage provider, has raised $65.3 million in an initial public offering of stock.

The nations Roman Catholic bishops say the Obama administrations compromise plan for religious employers and birth control coverage doesn't go far enough.

Ohio is closer to replacing an outdated computer system that's known for rejecting eligible people from the Medicaid program and accepting others who don't meet the criteria.