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Two healthcare organizations have won the the U.S. Commerce Department's annual Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, for providing a high quality patient experience with sustainable financing.

Though slower than the worst spikes of the last decade, American companies and their workers continue to see healthcare costs increases, putting pressure on insurers to respond with new exchanges and plan designs.

More insurers are finding benefits in marketing new health plans with regional providers, as a way to leverage prominent brands, make networks more accessible and also create potential competitive threats.

In the Affordable Care Act's second enrollment period, insurers and exchange will again try to lure the young adult demographic, a challenge that will test risk adjustment policies and the best minds in marketing.

With new essential health benefit rules, some insurers are starting to take a more proactive approach to mental and behavioral health.

Millions of low-income children are failing to get the free preventive exams and screenings guaranteed by Medicaid and the Obama administration is not doing enough to fix the problem, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General.

Most hospitals already have in place plans to cope with disasters such as tornadoes and plane crashes, but the Ebola virus presents a different challenge. Because of the risk and expense involved, a hospital's CFO should be an integral part of Ebola planning and preparation efforts.

Taking stock of its diversification strategy, the nation's largest health insurer is creating a new enterprise oversight unit, moving around some key leaders and saying goodbye to others, all before a big enrollment push.

Bon Secours Health System wants to ensure discharged patients get the care and attention they need without being unnecessarily readmitted to the hospital. To that end, they're launching a new population health and care management program.

For some nurses, the emergence of the Ebola virus is increasing a sense of hospital leadership's underinvestment and under-appreciation. The resulting union-driven strikes could cost health systems in their budgets and reputations.