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Louisville, Ky.-based Humana and St. Petersburg, Fla.-based JSA Medical Group partnered for one primary care practice in Humana's Florida Medicare Advantage network.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana deployed a mobile- and web-based wellness tracker for employers to enhance their employees' health.

U.S. District Judge John Bates will begin hearing testimonies from Aetna and Humana Dec. 5 as they defend their $37 billion acquisition agreement against a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit.

The department responsible for establishing Minnesota's state-run insurance exchange, MNsure, improperly spent $1.2 million in federal grants, according to a recent federal audit.

When asked for reason behind increasing health insurance premiums, payers frequently point to the rising cost of prescription drugs as one culprit, with insurers covering a larger share of prescription drug costs today than a decade ago.

Honolulu-based nonprofit payer AlohaCare appointed Laura Esslinger CEO effective Dec. 1, according to Pacific Business News.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is in talks with Blue Shield, Cigna and Health Net regarding contract renewals for 2017, reports Santa Cruz Sentinel.

After seven news organizations objected to the sealing of testimonies given by Anthem and Cigna CEOs during their antitrust case last week, a judge ordered the transcripts — highlighting large disagreements over their proposed combination — be released Monday, reports The Wall Street…

Ahead of investor and analyst meetings Cigna plans to attend over the next several weeks, the Bloomfield, Conn.-based payer disclosed its full-year operating profits will surpass $2 billion, according to a Monday regulatory filing.

Voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota this month approved initiatives legalizing the medical use of marijuana. A total of 28 states already or will soon permit medical use of the drug, while eight states have approved it for…