The Illinois Department of Insurance released insurers' premium rate requests, some pursuing up to 45 percent increases on Affordable Care Act plans, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare will add approximately 328,000 members to its roster through separate transactions with Aetna, Humana and Universal American.
New Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Indiana members can take health risk assessments at kiosks in the state's Wal-Mart pharmacies for a $10 reward toward store purchases.
New Mexico Health Connections sued the federal government for allegedly mismanaging the Affordable Care Act's risk adjustment program, under which the insurer owes $14.6 million, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
Des Moines, Iowa-based HealthPartners UnityPoint Health is looking to sell Medicare Advantage plans in Iowa and Illinois.
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University at Albany (N.Y.) will no longer have a student health insurance program or a mandate requiring full-time students to have health insurance, the Times Union reported.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna saw its net income drop 13.9 percent year over year in the second quarter to $503 million.
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Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna International's new health insurance ads — aimed at global travelers — represent the insurer's first solely digital ad campaign, Campaign Magazine reported.
The U.S. Department of Justice denied Anthem's request for an expedited trial regarding the department's challenge to block the insurer's $54 billion acquisition of Cigna, Bloomberg reported.