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> Regulators have signed off on a $45 million settlement between a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and the state of Maryland over a botched health insurance exchange, according to the Dickinson Press. Article
> Up nearly 50 percent from the first quarter, New York State's Medicaid program spent nearly $185 million on hepatitis C drugs during the second quarter of 2015, accounting for more than 6 percent of all drug spending, Politico New York reports. Article
> The most recent Affordable Care Act federal marketplace enrollment figures show that one state--Florida--accounts for an overwhelming share of Healthcare.gov's enrollees. Report
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> Despite some successful attempts to curb the trend. racial disparities that affect black and Hispanic patients are still present in U.S. surgical outcomes, even at hospitals participating in a national program aimed at quality improvement. Article
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> A new report from the National Conference of State Legislators recommends that legislators, when working on policy frameworks to benefit telemedicine, should collaborate with stakeholders from within the industry. Article
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