News From Around the Web
> Outreach groups are doing what they can to ensure sign-ups during the second open enrollment period, which kicked off Saturday. Groups are targeting people they believed slipped through the cracks, and are doing so at nail salons, mosques and bars, reports the Associated Press. Article
> Montana Health Co-op, which is one of 24 new co-op health insurance companies launched last year, plans to expand into Idaho this year, reports Montana Public Radio. Article
> With all eyes on open enrollment this past week, Idaho's state-run exchange was the only Republican-dominated state to launch its own exchange, reports the Associated Press. Article
Provider News
> A year after doctors at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center complained about their workload and patient safety issues, a physician survey shows the concerns remain. Article
> California now has some of the toughest regulations in the country to protect healthcare workers who treat patients with Ebola. Article
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