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A recent study from the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn., found surcharges put in place by the Affordable Care Act to transfer smokers' healthcare costs to tobacco users decreased enrollment and limited the ACA's goal of…

The following hospitals announced plans to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities in the last week.

A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place this weekend for a new five-story, $43.3 million tower at Ocoee, Fla.-based Health Central, according to the Orlando Business Journal.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based HCA East Florida, a Hospital Corporation of America subsidiary, will invest $650 million in its Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie County facilities.

A new study published from Health Affairs finds Medicare Part D patients paid 10.5 times as much in co-payments for brand-name drugs as generic drugs, Kaiser Health News reported.

Milwaukee-based Children's Hospital and Health System will sell its Children's Community Health Plan through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen voiced concern about a $54 billion deal between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna in an interview with the Hartford Courant Thursday.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's proposed $37 billion acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana faces major pushback from the U.S. Department of Justice, which reportedly voiced significant concerns about the deal.

Baltimore-based Evergreen Health Cooperative will shell out $24.2 million in risk adjustment fees to its largest competitor under the Affordable Care Act's Risk Adjustment Program, The Baltimore Sun reported.

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System will invest at least $20 million in facility upgrades and staffing for its Southwest Hospital as it converts the Houston hospital into a Level II trauma center, according to the Houston Business Journal.