Pharmacy giant CVS Health is in talks to purchase Aetna, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
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Premiums for silver plans, the most popular type of coverage on ACA exchanges, have increased by an average of 34 percent in 2018, according to analysis by Avalere.
The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.
Premiums for the most popular plans sold on HealthCare.gov will grow an average 34 percent for 2018 compared to last year, according to an Avalere analysis of federal exchange filings.
Anthem will acquire America's 1st Choice, a private Medicare Advantage firm serving members in Florida and South Carolina.
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Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System unveiled a Medicare Advantage plan with Aetna Oct. 25.
Indianapolis-based Anthem reported higher net income in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017 as revenues grew.
At least 1.1 million fewer Americans will enroll in health plans on the ACA exchanges next year due to a 90 percent cut in advertising funds, according to a blog post by Joshua Peck, former chief marketing officer of HealthCare.gov.
Waltham, Mass.-based Devoted Health, a Medicare Advantage startup created by former athenahealth leaders, raised $62 million from investors, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
CMS has denied a section 1332 waiver application submitted by the state of Massachusetts, according to The Boston Globe.