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When Premera Blue Cross announced this week that it had uncovered evidence of a data cyberattack that may have compromised the health records of 11 million people, the news delivered a gut punch to the health insurance industry as a whole.

The first Senate budget proposal authored by Republicans since 2006 calls for $430 billion in unspecified savings from Medicare, the health care program for seniors

There was virtually no change in company enrollment growth from 2014 to 2015 despite PPACA's employer mandate.

In some states, silver coverage prices jumped sharply between 2014 and 2015.

Hackers may have accessed information including names, Social Security numbers, bank accounts and medical information, Mountlake Terrace, Washington-based Premera said today in a statement.

The lowest-cost silver plan available to those seeking health insurance via the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges experienced only minor premium increases from 2014 to 2015, with some states reported decreases.