Back-end of Healthcare.gov needs financial system; Connect for Health Colorado relaunches with new and improved features;

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> Work remains to improve the back-end issues that plague Healthcare.gov, reports Kaiser Health News. For example, developers must still implement a full automatic financial system that handles subsidies and eligibility data. Article

> Votes in California yesterday voted against a proposal that would give the state's insurance commissioner veto authority over health insurance premiums, reports the Associated Press. Article

> Colorado's state-run exchange, Connect for Health Colorado, plans to go live on Nov. 10 with new and improved features, which include more helpful consumer tools and even an online guide named Kyla, reports the Denver Post. Article

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> U.S. researchers say their lack of access to Ebola samples hinders their efforts to understand the deadly virus and work on vaccinations and treatments for it, according to Reuters. Article

> A new 42,000 square-foot emergency room at Florida Hospital Tampa's campus will take a new approach to emergency care, according to a report from the Tampa Tribune. Article

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