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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will open its second clinic in Fort Collins, Colo., next year, the Coloradoan reports. 

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is asking for study bids to help them plan a tuberculosis treatment center to replace the state's infectious disease hospital that closed two years ago, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Irving, N.Y.-based TLC Health Network is planning to spend $3.5 million in renovations for its chemical dependency and nursing home units, Buffalo Business First reports.

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

Cincinnati-based TriHealth plans to build a multimillion-dollar surgery center in Anderson Township, Ohio, near Mercy Health's Anderson Hospital, reports Cincinnati Business Courier.

Health insurer Aetna will reduce the number of Pennsylvania counties it offers small group Affordable Care Act plans in next year, Aetna spokesperson Walt Cherniak told Becker's Hospital Review.

Planned Parenthood this week celebrated the grand opening of its only clinic in Washington, D.C., a $20 million, 27,000-square-foot health facility, according to The Washington Post.

Health insurer Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield will drop its individual Affordable Care Act plans in South Dakota next year, KOTA Territory News reports.

Florida hospitals have repeatedly criticized the state's Department of Health for disregarding their concerns about the volume and location of new trauma centers. Now, several healthcare organizations, including the University of Florida Health Jacksonville, are again criticizing the state as…

For the first time, health insurer CareSource will sell Medicare Advantage plans in Ohio, following its advantage plan expansion in Kentucky and Indiana earlier this year, Dayton Daily News reports.