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Together, health insurers Aetna and Cigna spent over $1.3 million on outside lobbyists last year, according to The CT Mirror.

The Obama administration has offered millions of people the chance to sign up for health plans after the enrollment deadlines over the last two years, a move that insurance companies say has destabilized the markets and raised premiums, according to…

Network Health Plan members will pay out-of-pocket costs at ThedaCare hospitals after the organizations failed to reach a contract extension, according to WBAY.

Though open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act will close Jan. 31, the number of young adults who have signed up for coverage is still relatively low, according to The Wall Street Journal.

As the open enrollment deadline looms, one of North Carolina's largest health insurers is experiencing customer service problems, according to The Charlotte Observer.

Thus far, the 2015-16 winter season has been reasonably mild across the country. The warmer weather is causing a delay in the start of flu season — which, while beneficial for health insurers, isn't helping hospitals, according to Bloomberg Business.

After Aetna announced plans to leave America's Health Insurance Plans Jan. 5, sources have been curiously evaluating the decision and its impacts, according to The Hill.

UnitedHealth, the biggest insurer in the nation, is concerned its rates for Affordable Care Act plans in New York might be too low, according to Crain's New York Business.

Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota was charged $20,000 in late 2015 for denying a patient's claim for healthcare services, according to the Star Tribune.

The following insurers made headlines over the past three weeks. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.