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Two Duke LifePoint hospitals are no longer in UnitedHealthcare's network and three other hospitals owned by the Brentwood, Tenn.-based health system are at risk of being out of the insurer's network Jan. 1, according to North Carolina Health News.

Nearly 17,000 Arkansas residents have lost Medicaid coverage due to new work requirements, according to a court filing obtained by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

The federal judge reviewing approval of CVS Health's acquisition of Aetna said he will not require the companies to stop integrating most of their operations, according to CNBC.

ProMedica Physician Group and Aetna resolved disagreements over their contract, allowing thousands of Aetna members to retain in-network access to 950 ProMedica physicians in 2019, according to The Blade.

Walgreens executives said the early results of a primary care joint venture with Humana are promising after six months of operation, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.

After receiving final regulatory approval, Cigna closed its $67 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Dec. 20.

Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston and Cincinnati-based TriHealth are among the first hospitals to join Humana's national value-based Hospital Incentive Program, which reimburses hospitals based on quality improvement and performance metrics.

Here are the five most-read stories involving health insurers published by Becker's Hospital Review in 2018:

Hospitals received at least $5.7 million in inappropriate Medicare reimbursement for intensity-modulated radiation therapy services, according to a new report from HHS' Office of Inspector General.

Health insurance startup Oscar Health said 91 percent of members' issues in 2018 were resolved with one appointment when members used its Doctor on Call app.