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Although numerous health insurers — including Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna — have expressed financial concerns over the Affordable Care Act exchanges, Cigna's CFO has gone against the grain, according to the Hartford Courant.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina may leave the Affordable Care Act market in 2017 if it continues to lose money, CEO Brad Wilson said, according to a report from The News & Observer.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has released its 2015 fourth quarter earnings — which were in line with the company's initial predictions — in conjunction with its projections for fiscal year 2016.

For the third fiscal year in a row, North Carolina's Medicaid program is set to come in under budget, according to WRAL.com.

As the U.S. Department of Justice reviews Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's proposed acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana, the Kentucky insurance commissioner has approved the merger without a formal public hearing, according to Insider Louisville.

East Hills, N.Y.-based CareConnect — Great Neck, N.Y.-based Northwell Health's subsidiary health insurance plan — enrolled 91,193 members this year, up from 26,567 last year, according to Crain's New York Business.

Molina Healthcare saw its revenue increase in 2015, as the health insurer benefited from enrollment growth.

Three years after opening for business, the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace shows modest premium growth, fewer plan options and continued competition, according to a recent analysis of premium data by PwC's Health Research Institute.

Although 12.7 million people signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in 2016, tens of millions of individuals are still going without healthcare coverage, according to The Hill.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina experienced systematic problems throughout the month of January, and North Carolina insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin says the problem is far from being fixed, according to ABC11.