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UnitedHealth Group has decided to pull out of the Affordable Care Act exchange in Michigan in 2017, marking the third state where the health insurer will stop offering ACA plans, according to The Wall Street Journal.

St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark, N.J., has notified health plans their existing contracts will be terminated May 1, reports NJBiz.

A recent study by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield outlining the costs of preventable emergency room visits in New York hospitals has been challenged by the American College of Emergency Physicians as dangerous and misleading, reports Watertown Daily Times.

Payers warn that a tipping point looms on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces — they say rapid losses will soon force them to drop out unless they can secure approval for higher premiums, according to The Hill.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance confirmed Wednesday it will shut down CrestPoint Health, the health system's insurance plan operated by its subsidiary Integrated Solutions Health Network, reports WJHL.  

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana's wellness and rewards program, currently known as HumanaVitality, will be renamed Go365.

A frustrated Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas said it will cut network ties with all medical facilities in Texas run by Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America starting May 1, should the parties fail to successfully resolve contract negotiations,…

California has proposed legislation that formally requests the federal government allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance through a state exchange, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

Louisville, Ky-based Humana has informed thousands of Texans it won't cover their allergy medication because it isn't FDA approved. The problem? It is, according to the Austin American Statesman.

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