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New Mexico Health Connections sued the federal government for allegedly mismanaging the Affordable Care Act's risk adjustment program, under which the insurer owes $14.6 million, the Albuquerque Journal reported.

Des Moines, Iowa-based HealthPartners UnityPoint Health is looking to sell Medicare Advantage plans in Iowa and Illinois.

University at Albany (N.Y.) will no longer have a student health insurance program or a mandate requiring full-time students to have health insurance, the Times Union reported.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna saw its net income drop 13.9 percent year over year in the second quarter to $503 million.

As a physician in private practice for almost 35 years, I have had the opportunity to witness multiple changes in the health care system.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna International's new health insurance ads — aimed at global travelers — represent the insurer's first solely digital ad campaign, Campaign Magazine reported.

The U.S. Department of Justice denied Anthem's request for an expedited trial regarding the department's challenge to block the insurer's $54 billion acquisition of Cigna, Bloomberg reported.

Next year UnitedHealthcare and Aetna hope to join the country's largest state Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, in San Diego and Sacramento Counties, California Healthline reported.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will sever ties with Houston-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, putting approximately 100,000 patients out of network with the providers' physicians, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Anthem filed papers to the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday arguing its transaction with Cigna would cut consumer cost, expand coverage and fortify Affordable Care Act online exchanges, Bloomberg reported.