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The Obama administration has shelved a financially troubled long-term care insurance plan. Officials said Thursday the staff has been cut and it's an "open question" if the program will be implemented.

The economy will likely expand this fall at a weak pace, but the risks are rising of another recession, a private research group says.

Now in its sixth year, the "NCQA's Health Insurance Plan Rankings" is based on combined scores for health plans in Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, commonly called HEDIS.

Federal health officials are pushing Florida lawmakers to include a provision in their Medicaid overhaul that would require private health plans to spend 85 percent of funds on patient care, state health officials said Wednesday.

Bswift is renewing its contract with the state of Utah to remain its enrollment and administration technology provider as part of the Utah Health Exchange, which is one of the nations first working health insurance exchanges.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) could cut the number of uninsured Ohio residents by 790,000 in 2017, but it also could increase premiums for the 735,000 residents who have individual coverage by more than 55%.