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Blue Shield of California's former public policy director has filed suit against the insurer, claiming it didn't adequately reimburse policyholders for excessive administrative spending in 2014, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Millions of young adults can remain insured under their parents' health plan until age 26, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, but those young adults could experience a breach of privacy when insurers send their health information to the policyholders…

Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas, a free program assisting hundreds of seniors navigate Medicare plans, could soon be cut, The Hutchinson News reported.

The Illinois Department of Insurance approved Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's $34 billion acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana Thursday. 

As Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare prepares to withdraw from Affordable Care Act exchanges in 16 states, the company is looking to bolster some parts of its workforce, reports The Frederick News-Post.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the second largest health insurer in New England, has reached deals with pharmaceutical-giants Novartis and Eli Lilly to pay for certain drugs based on patient outcomes, reports STAT.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group made a deal with Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical technology producer Medtronic in May, which effectively decreased the number of in-network portable insulin pumps it offers members from nine to three, The New York Times reported.

Florida Healthy Kids, a government-sponsored program offering insurance to children ages 5 to 18 who do not qualify for Medicaid, will eliminate its Stars Plus plan Dec. 31, Naples Daily News reported.

A North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Monday fined Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan $22,000 for not filing advertisements for its Medicare supplement insurance as required by law and for omitting required information from the ads, according to the News &…