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Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare will acquire Grand Junction, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans, The Denver Post reported.

Georgia officials delayed a hearing regarding the $37 billion merger deal between Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana.

The U.S. Department of Defense unexpectedly dumped insurance giant UnitedHealthcare when it inked separate five-year contracts last Thursday with Humana and Health Net to manage TRICARE.

Dubbed the "hipster" health insurer, Oscar Health — a New York City-based startup — is making a monumental change to its plan offerings for 2017, according to Vox.

St. Louis, Mo.-based Centene has released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30.

Fargo, N.D.-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota will initiate a program, called Blue Alliance, aimed at shifting providers from fee-for-service reimbursements to a value-based model, the Grand Forks Herald reported.

Physicians in Alabama are bracing for Medicaid payment cuts — effective Aug. 1 — in light of an $85 million lapse in the program's state budget, The Anniston Star reported.

CMS has approved Arizona's request to reinstate active enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program, lifting a six-year enrollment freeze.

Portland, Ore.-based Providence Health Plan will cease coverage for 11,000 policyholders in southern Oregon beginning Jan. 1, News10 reported.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Independent Health will drop about 560 members receiving cancer treatment from Williamsville, N.Y.-based CCS Oncology after negotiations to initiate value-based reimbursements went unresolved, The Buffalo News reported.