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The financial impact of the two midnights rule remains an open question and so is whether recovery auditors will challenge fewer claims or just shift their focus.

A new federal regulatory proposal to ensure adequate insurance networks could help not-for-profit hospitals, Moody's said in a briefing released this week.

The number of people determined eligible for Medicaid since the launch of new insurance marketplaces is approaching 10 million, according to new data released from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

As more Medicaid beneficiaries gain access to behavioral health treatment, peer support programs offer a lot of benefits, but cost savings may not be one of them.

Cigna reported solid revenue growth in 2013 but the insurer plans on being proactive in order to curtail rising costs.

Humana reported a fourth-quarter loss, but, remaining positive about 2014, reaffirmed its financial outlook for the upcoming year.

Continued uncertainty and regulatory surprises in the evolution of the Affordable Care Act have prompted Moody's to change its outlook of the health insurance industry for the worse, but not for every company.

Continuing a trend in the retail economy, Target is ending health insurance options for part-time employees and sending them to health insurance exchanges, following the likes of Home Depot and Walgreens.

In 2013, insurance giant UnitedHealth Group saw revenues grow 11 percent but margins slip - a sign of industry pressures ramping up under health reform.