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Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, Wash., have signed a three-year, value-based contract, reports The Spokesman-Review.

Kentucky Governor Mat Bevin submitted an updated waiver proposal to the federal government in an effort to curb public criticism of the state's proposed Medicaid expansion plan, according to the Lexington Hearld-Leader.

Nonprofit insurer Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana in Fort Wayne has decided to stop selling individual plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges next year, The Journal Gazette reports.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare's acquisition of Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center could threaten the hospital's in-network status with UnitedHealthcare, reports Flagpole.

New York City-based Oscar Health will end sales of Affordable Care Act plans in New Jersey and Dallas, according to Bloomberg.

Clear structural flaws have emerged in the design and function of the public health exchanges, evidenced by both payers and insurance coops financial struggles. As the marketplace evolves, however, executives at investment banking firm Cain Brothers predict market conditions will…

On top of a net loss of $126 million in 2015, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island reported a loss of $52 million in the first six months of the year, ending on June 30, 2016, according to…

The North Carolina Department of Insurance determined it will need to further examine Durham-based health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield regarding its January system failure.

A constricting labor market, increasing cost and slimming individual health insurance choices have led some small business owners to reinstate group health insurance plans, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan found insured children from low-income homes are less likely to receive vision screenings that catch serious eye diseases before they are incurable, Kaiser Health News reported.