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The U.S. Department of Justice joined a second whistle-blower lawsuit against Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group that alleges the insurer sought fraudulent Medicare Advantage payments, Kaiser Health News reports. 

Grand Island, Neb.-based CHI Health, part of Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, will enter Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska's Medicare Advantage network beginning April 1, Live Well Nebraska reports. 

Kansas senators voted in favor of expanding Medicaid under the ACA Tuesday following Congressional Republicans' decision to pull their repeal and replacement bill from the House floor March 24, The Washington Post reports. 

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health Plan selected Charles DeShazer, MD, as CMO.

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health may leave Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's provider network if the two parties fail to agree on reimbursement rates, NJ.com reports.

Indianapolis-based Anthem is expanding its market share in Connecticut as employers shop around for lower-priced plans, The Hartford Business Journal reports.

Three judges heard appellate arguments from Anthem on March 24, as the insurer pled its case against a district court's ruling blocking its merger with Cigna, Bloomberg BNA reports.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare warned patients with commercial or Medicare plans through Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare and its subsidiary Oxford Health Plans may no longer be able to access all of its hospitals, facilities and physicians at in-network rates should the parties'…

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's Dallas office hired Matt Horn as sales vice president for national accounts and Kibuchi Banfield as sales executive for national accounts, D CEO Healthcare reports.

The Justice Department's investigation into four insurers that allegedly participated in Medicare fraud struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review readers this week.