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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new regulations for the state health insurance exchanges that give states broad flexibility in their design, while also preserving a role for insurance brokers in the post-exchange marketplace.

National news organizations such as the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters are reporting that the Justice Department rejected a $1 billion settlement offer by Johnson & Johnson.

A new survey from KPMG Government Institute finds state governments citing cost, political concerns and legislative uncertainty as big hurdles to planning and implementing state health insurance exchanges.

A new report prepared for the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System offers a series of recommendations to help shore up the finances of safety-net hospitals and promote their ability to provide high-quality care to low-income, vulnerable patients once the health reform law is fully implemented.

A new report prepared for The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System offers a series of recommendations to help shore up the finances of safety-net hospitals and promote their ability to provide high-quality care to low-income, vulnerable patients once the health reform law is fully implemented.

The trend of MRI and ultrasound being used together for more effective diagnosis is cited as a major reason for growth in sales of both modalities, according to a recent report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.

In an effort to standardize financial transparency for nonprofit and for-profit hospitals in New Jersey, the state's Senate's Health Committee approved a bill that would require for-profits to publicly disclose the same financial information that nonprofit entities must file with the Internal Revenue Services.

In an effort to standardize financial transparency for nonprofit and for-profit hospitals in New Jersey, the state's Senate's Health Committee approved a bill that would require for-profits to publicly disclose the same financial information that nonprofit entities must file with the Internal Revenue Services.

Later this month, just as the Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the 2010 health law, the House is expected to pass a measure that would repeal an advisory board created in the law to curb Medicare spending if it exceeds specific targets.

Mitt Romney was declared the winner in Alaska's Republican district conventions, ensuring he'll have the support of a majority of the state's 24 delegates to the GOP's National Convention.