The Obama administration has redesigned healthcare.gov. The changes will begin for open enrollment session which begins November 15, 2014.

The Department of Health and Human Services on 9/24/14 released a report that projects $5.7 billion this year in uncompensated care cost because of the Affordable Care Act.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is reclassifying “hydrocodone combination products from Schedule 3 to Schedule 2. The final regulation takes effect 10/06/14. Patients must present a written prescription to receive the drug.