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Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen voiced concern about a $54 billion deal between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna in an interview with the Hartford Courant Thursday.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's proposed $37 billion acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana faces major pushback from the U.S. Department of Justice, which reportedly voiced significant concerns about the deal.

Baltimore-based Evergreen Health Cooperative will shell out $24.2 million in risk adjustment fees to its largest competitor under the Affordable Care Act's Risk Adjustment Program, The Baltimore Sun reported.

Through a combination of funds recovered and losses avoided, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's anti-fraud unit yielded $43.2 million in savings in 2015, according to a statement released Wednesday.

The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

A recent study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill revealed specialty drug costs for payers have tripled since 2003, when they represented 11 percent of payer drug spending.

HHS found 11.1 million — over 87 percent — of the 12.7 million Americans who purchased coverage on public health insurance exchanges in 2016 paid their premiums and maintained coverage, Business Insurance reported.

The Connecticut Insurance Department placed Wallingford, Conn.-based health co-op HealthyCT on an immediate order of supervision, prohibiting the insurer from selling or renewing health plans and leaving 40,000 policyholders uninsured.

The Illinois Department of Insurance has ordered Chicago-based Land of Lincoln Health to hold back on paying $31.8 million, an amount it owes the federal government under the risk adjustment program, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Some health officials in South Carolina fear the Affordable Care Act could disintegrate as health insurers face deficits and offer fewer plans, The Post and Courier reported.