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That means millions fewer people received information than in past years when such mails also went to those who once signed up for or researched marketplace plans. Critics view the move as another example of the Trump administration's attempts to undercut the health law.
President Donald Trump didn't acknowledge opening day for the health law exchanges, and his administration's announcements were muted. But despite the confusion surrounding the marketplace, consumers still turn out to shop. Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama released a video to encourage people to get coverage.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers also examine issues such as the medical-loss ratio and some thoughts on seniors' access to care and treatment.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical pricing.
Media outlets report on news from Massachusetts, California, Michigan, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Utah, Minnesota, Washington, Missouri and Wisconsin.
New research looks at how the brain reacts to certain words when a person is considering suicide. In other public health news: heartburn drugs, discrimination and black licorice.
GoFundMe pages to help cover medical costs crop up daily, but how can anyone be sure the money is actually going to a good cause?
The annual March of Dimes report finds that 9.8 percent of babies were born preterm in 2016, up from 9.6 percent the year before -- and minorities suffer a disproportionate share of those births. News outlets look at the impact nationally, as well as in states like Ohio and Virginia.
The nonprofit Leapfrog Group released its grades for hospitals across the country -- which take into account medical errors, infections and injuries, based in part on patient survey responses and data provided to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the American Hospital Association and to Leapfrog.
The company touted growth in its Medicare Advantage enrollment.
More and more states and counties are using the court system to go after pharmaceutical companies for their opioid marketing techniques. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's opioid commission won't be asking for any new funding with its blueprint to battle the crisis, but the Senate health committee chairman says he expects Congress will provide more money to fight the epidemic.
The complaint alleges an industry-wide conspiracy to divide up the market as a way to drive up prices.
The state has provided payments for services that enrollees received in the three months before they were formally declared eligible for Medicaid. Officials said the change would save the Medicaid program nearly $37 million, but health care providers said they would have to absorb those costs. In other news, a private insurance company pulls out of Iowa's managed care program, Ohio officials approve spending and Oregon's governor reportedly was not told of the state's overpayments.
As lawmakers continue to discuss proposed changes in the measure to renew federal funds for the Children's Health Insurance Program, it appears a likely candidate for inclusion in a massive end-of-year omnibus spending bill.
The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration's new rules -- which allow employers to cite moral or religious exemptions to birth control -- violate the equal protection and due process guarantees of the Constitution and the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act.
Many observers think its only real chance is to be included in a larger deal on spending in December.
Republicans could have passed repeal without a single vote from a Democrat, but they still did not fulfill their years-long promise. The new ad portrays the story differently, though.
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