Public Health

Although Tennessee lawmakers rejected Governor Bill Haslam (R)'s Medicaid expansion proposal last year, advocates of the proposal rallied in the state Capitol Jan. 12 to greet lawmakers who were returning for the first day of the legislative session, according to…

Though open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act will close Jan. 31, the number of young adults who have signed up for coverage is still relatively low, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Thus far, the 2015-16 winter season has been reasonably mild across the country. The warmer weather is causing a delay in the start of flu season — which, while beneficial for health insurers, isn't helping hospitals, according to Bloomberg Business.

The following insurers made headlines over the past three weeks. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

Although South Carolina has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the increase in Medicaid enrollees has caused the state program to need additional funds, according to The Post and Courier.

A recent study found only 10 percent of Medicaid members who smoke — or 830,000 people — received medication to help them quit in 2013, according to NPR.

More people are choosing critical illness plans to shore up gaps in their high deductible coverage, according to Minnesota Public Radio.

Arkansas' current Medicaid expansion program may have some additional changes in the coming year, according to THV11.com.

New York is the first state in the U.S. to make pregnancy a "qualifying life event," allowing pregnant women to enroll in health insurance at any time through the state health exchange, rather than just during the three-month annual enrollment…

The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans and the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative are launching a new program to ensure individuals seeking substance-abuse services get the level of care they need, according to Boston.com.