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Consumers will see standardized health plans as an option when they go to shop on the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplace for 2017 coverage, reports The New York Times.

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department released 2017 Affordable Care Act rates for individual and small group plans, with individual premium rates rising an average 32.5 percent.

 Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, located in Hollywood, Fla., recently completed an expansion of its emergency department, reports the Hollywood Gazette.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare will break ground early next year on a $55 million, four-story Transformation Center, according to KSL.com.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is adding 14 new operating rooms to the Richard O. Jacobson Building, according to the Post Bulletin.

Here are 15 hospitals and health systems that were able to save millions of dollars through partnerships, data gathering and new operational programs.

Centerstone Hospital, based in Bradenton, Fla., recently completed a 2,900-square-foot expansion of its psychiatric unit, according to the Bradenton Herald.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital celebrated the completion of a new $42 million facility during a grand re-opening ceremony Thursday, according to MLive.

The president of the University of Rochester (N.Y.) authorized the arming of 38 public safety officers to address safety concerns on a 24/7 basis in the university's medical center's emergency department.

Moses-Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga, N.Y., is planning a $9.1 million renovation project, reports The Sun.