The re-election of Republican governors in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Maine and Kansas narrows prospects for Medicaid expansion in those states, according to Tampa Bay Times.

The Obama administration is set to ask Congress for about $6.2 billion in emergency funding to stem the spread of Ebola, reports Bloomberg.

Stryker Orthopaedics, a producer of artificial hip implants, has reached a settlement with thousands of patient lawsuits involving the now-recalled all-metal devices for about $1 billion, according to The New York Times.

Massachusetts and the federal government have reached a five-year, $41.4 billion healthcare accord, which will follow a three-year $26.75 billion waiver agreement that expired June 30, reports WBUR.

Researchers are suggesting that giving Americans a sense of purpose can help reduce U.S. healthcare costs, according to Los Angeles Times.

A data analysis by The New York Times reveals that more than 3 million people would have received insurance across 24 states if the Supreme Court had ruled differently in 2012.

Dignity Health, a Northern California hospital chain, agreed to pay $37 million to settle allegations that it overcharged the federal Medicare program, reports San Jose Mercury News. 

 A judge has ruled that Kaci Hickox, a Maine nurse who had treated Ebola patients, does not have to be fully quarantined, reports The Washington Post.