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Florida Blue, part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, will drop coverage of OxyContin, a brand name prescription opioid, Jan. 1, 2018, according to the Miami Herald.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will lay off 1,300 employees in early 2018, according to the Courier Journal.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies witnessed significant financial improvement in the first half of this year, according to Fitch Ratings.

CVS Health and Aetna aim to finalize their proposed merger as soon as December, sources familiar with the deal told Reuters.

Gail K. Boudreaux has been named president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Anthem and appointed to the company's board of directors, effective Nov. 20. She is replacing Joseph Swedish, who will stay on as executive chairman of the board until May…

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth and Portland, Ore.-based Kaiser Permanente Northwest collaborated on healthcare delivery and coverage in Lane County, Ore.

The House voted 242-174 Friday to reauthorize funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program through 2022, after letting it expire in September.

Negotiations between Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are stalling, the hospital told the Herald-Tribune Thursday.

Following leadership changes and layoffs earlier this year, Molina Healthcare reported a net loss in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017, but said it made significant progress on its restructuring plan to save $200 million by Jan. 1.

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health plans to shut down its health plan operation in 2018, according to the Louisville Business First.