The suspension of the tax goes into effect retroactively, starting with Jan. 1 of this year.

The 2.3 percent tax first took effect in 2013 as part of the Affordable Care Act. Lawmakers passed a two-year suspension on the tax in 2015, but it expired at the end of last year.

Friday is the last day for Hoosiers to enroll on the ACA Marketplace.

There's still time for Hoosiers to pick a health insurance plan. The Affordable Care Act open enrollment period ends Dec. 15.

Health care provider, Meritain Health, announced it will continue to offer the coverage at no cost to plan members.

The Affordable Care Act has been through the legislative wringer this year, and there are plenty of changes this period for people buying insurance on the marketplace.

The University of Notre Dame sent letters to students and employees on Friday saying it will stop providing birth control coverage to students and employees at the end of the plan year

The federal government has cut funding for health care navigators in Indiana by 82 percent - a bigger cut than any other state receiving federal funds, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The paper finds a third more newly diagnosed cancer patients have insurance coverage when the ACA went into effect.

The program that provides health insurance for low income Hoosier children has reserves to continue normal operations for now.