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Gov. John Hickenlooper cited concerns that children would lose coverage as he announced a veto Tuesday of a bill requiring some Colorado families to contribute more to a health insurance plan for low-income children.

A health insurance bill that's been vetoed by Maine Gov. Paul LePage is back in the Legislature, which must decide whether to sustain or override the veto.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is trying to save the struggling Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan program by paying agents and brokers enrollment commissions.

A.M. Best reports a proposed federal bill exempting agent and broker commissions from medical loss ratio calculation could reduce consumer rebates by more than $1 billion.

Coventry Health Care Inc. said Tuesday a court approved its $150.5 million settlement of a class action lawsuit that accused the health insurer of violating Louisiana laws.

A Citi Investment Research analyst raised her price target on shares of CVS Caremark Corp. after the company received a pharmacy benefits management contract estimated at $3 billion per year.

Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty told people during a Monday stop in Iowa that the key difference between his Medicare proposal and the proposal introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wiscosnin, is that his plan will change the way providers are paid.

Instead of imposing higher co-pays and rolling back health insurance coverage for state employees, Connecticut officials want their workers to get a colonoscopy to help cut costs.